HR1131-119

In Committee

Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 7, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill exempts section 480(f)(2) of the Higher Education Act - exemption of family farms and small businesses from FAFSA asset calculation. It relies on exemptions. The main policy areas are Agriculture, Finance, Higher Education, and Education.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Exempts section 480(f)(2) of the Higher Education Act - exemption of family farms and small businesses from FAFSA asset calculation.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill exempts section 480(f)(2) of the Higher Education Act - exemption of family farms and small businesses from FAFSA asset calculation.

Key Policy Areas

Agriculture, Finance, Higher Education, Education

Primary Purpose

The bill exempts section 480(f)(2) of the Higher Education Act - exemption of family farms and small businesses from FAFSA asset calculation.

Policy Domains

Agriculture Finance Higher Education Education

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 7, 2025

Mr. Mann (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, …

Feb 7, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Feb 7, 2025

Introduced in House

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Agriculture
1 mention across 1 clause

Farm families with college-age children

Small Business
1 mention across 1 clause

Small business owner families applying for federal student aid

Government
1 mention across 1 clause

Federal financial aid programs (Pell Grants, subsidized loans)

2/2
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Agriculture Finance Higher Education Education
Actor Mappings
"families"
→ Families owning farms or small businesses applying for federal student aid
"institutions"
→ Colleges and universities distributing federal aid
"education_dept"
→ Department of Education (administering FAFSA)

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"" §family_farm

"" §small_business

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