S.1273 / 108th Congress

A bill to provide for a study to ensure that students are not adversely affected by changes to the needs analysis tables, and to require the Secretary of Education to consult with the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance regarding such changes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7983)

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 17, 2003

Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to the Secretary of Education and the appropriate congressional committees on proposed changes to the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology to determine a student's expected family contribution for the award year 2004-2005 under general provisions for student assistance of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). Requires such study to examine the impact of such changes on students to ensure that they are not adversely affected.

Amends HEA to direct the Secretary to consult with the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance before publishing any notice or promulgating any regulation with respect to updated tables to be used in such needs analysis.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D–MA

Committees

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

12 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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Jun 17, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7983)
Jun 17, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7983)
Jun 17, 2003
Introduced in Senate

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S 1268 · A bill to provide for a study to ensure that students are not adversely affected by changes to the needs analysis tables, and to require the Secretary of Education to consult with the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance regarding such changes.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1273

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/s1273/BILLS-108s1273is.htm

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Discuss S.1273, 108th Congress: A bill to provide for a study to ensure that students are not adversely affected by changes to the needs analysis tables, and to require the Secretary of Education to consult with the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance regarding such changes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1273

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2003-06-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/s1273/BILLS-108s1273is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-21T12:25:24Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.1273, 108th Congress: A bill to provide for a study to ensure that students are not adversely affected by changes to the needs analysis tables, and to require the Secretary of Education to consult with the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance regarding such changes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1273

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2003-06-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/s1273/BILLS-108s1273is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-21T12:25:24Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.1273, 108th Congress: A bill to provide for a study to ensure that students are not adversely affected by changes to the needs analysis tables, and to require the Secretary of Education to consult with the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance regarding such changes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1273

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2003-06-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/s1273/BILLS-108s1273is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-21T12:25:24Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.1273 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.