# 114-hr-3561: Fair Access to Education Act of 2015

114-hr-3561, Fair Access to Education Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3561
- Congress: 114
- Title: Fair Access to Education Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Introduced: 2015-09-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fair Access to Education Act of 2015 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify federal student aid eligibility criteria. Specifically, it limits drug offense convictions that bar a student from participating in federal student aid programs. Under current law, any drug offense conviction involving sale or possession of a controlled substance triggers suspension of federal student aid eligibility for a student who commits the drug offense while enrolled in postsecondary education and receiving federal student aid. This bill excludes from triggering drug offense convictions any misdemeanor offense for marijuana possession that occurred before, on, or after enactment of this bill. This bill reestablishes federal student aid eligibility for certain students who are ineligible due to a prior conviction for misdemeanor marijuana possession.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6443: Heroin and Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6422: Commuter Access Reform Act
- 114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act
- 114-hr-6377: National Guard Bonus Repayment and Financial Relief Act
- 114-hr-6376: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction, and for other purposes.
- 114-hr-6346: NO HATE Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-3561 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3561)

## Related
- [114-hr-6443: Heroin and Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6443)
- [114-hr-6422: Commuter Access Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6422)
- [114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6382)
- [114-hr-6377: National Guard Bonus Repayment and Financial Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6377)
- [114-hr-6376: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the energy efficient comme…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6376)
- [114-hr-6346: NO HATE Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6346)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3561 (as of 2025-11-18).