# 114-hr-2604: Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015

114-hr-2604, Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by LAMAR SMITH (R-TX); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 169. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2604
- Congress: 114
- Title: Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 169.
- Introduced: 2015-06-02
- Sponsor: LAMAR SMITH (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015 This bill amends the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 to extend through FY2022 the antitrust exemption that allows institutions of higher education that admit all students on a need-blind basis to enter or attempt to enter into agreements among themselves regarding the administration of need-based financial aid. The bill also, however, repeals the permission for these institutions to exchange through an independent third party, before awarding financial aid to any of the students, data submitted by the student, his or her family, or a financial institution on their behalf relating to assets, liabilities, income, expenses, the number of family members, and the number of the student's siblings in college, if each of the institutions is permitted to retrieve the data only once with respect to the student.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5578: Survivors' Bill of Rights Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3706: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3326: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3308: Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-2604 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2604)

## Related
- [114-hr-5578: Survivors' Bill of Rights Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5578)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3706: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3706)
- [114-hr-3326: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3326)
- [114-hr-3308: Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3308)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2604 (as of 2025-11-18).