Senate Bill
S. 469
Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act
Primary Sponsor
Joni Ernst
Senator
Cosponsors
6
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Policy Area
Summary
This bill would restore an exemption that allows family farms and small businesses with 100 or fewer full-time employees to be excluded from being counted as assets when determining a student's eligibility for federal financial aid under the Higher Education Act.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act
This bill would restore an exemption that allows family farms and small businesses with 100 or fewer full-time employees to be excluded from being counted as assets when determining a student's eligibility for federal financial aid under the Higher Education A
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This bill would restore an exemption that allows family farms and small businesses with 100 or fewer full-time employees to be excluded from being counted as assets when determining a student's eligibility for federal financial aid under the Higher Education Act.
- Bill Number
- 469
- Sponsor
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Introduced
- 6/11/2025
- Status
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Policy Area
- Education
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act
- Bill Number
- 469
- Sponsor
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Status
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced
- 6/11/2025
- Summary
- This bill would restore an exemption that allows family farms and small businesses with 100 or fewer full-time employees to be excluded from being counted as assets when determining a student's eligibility for federal financial aid under the Higher Education Act.
Data from Congress.gov
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