HR1131Referred to Committee
Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-02-07
Introduced
89
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Tracey Mann
Republican · KS · Representative
Votes with party: 97.6% (671 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/M000871
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (89)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Committee Activity
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- House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-02-07
Plain-English Summary
Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act This bill restores an exemption for certain family farms and small businesses on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. The bill applies to the net worth of (1) a family farm on which the family resides, or (2) a small business with not more than 100 full-time or full-time equivalent employees that is owned and controlled by the family. Prior to recent changes made to the FAFSA, the net worth of these family farms and small businesses were excluded as assets when calculating a student's financial need to determine federal student aid eligibility. Beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, the net worth of these farms and businesses are treated as an asset and therefore included in the calculation. This bill restores the exemption to exclude such net worth from the calculation.
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