# 115-hr-5390: FAFSA Fairness Act of 2018

115-hr-5390, FAFSA Fairness Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5390
- Congress: 115
- Title: FAFSA Fairness Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2018-03-22
- Sponsor: ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

FAFSA Fairness Act of 2018 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the free application for federal student aid (FAFSA) process for certain students. Specifically, the Department of Education must allow students to complete FAFSA as independent students under special circumstances. Financial aid administrators must provide those students with an initial determination regarding their assistance in the same manner as, and by no later than the date that, they provide other independent students with that determination.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7262: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7137: Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-7109: Restoring Justice for Workers Act
- 115-hr-7107: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-7086: Tax Fairness for Workers Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5390 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5390)

## Related
- [115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7368)
- [115-hr-7262: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7262)
- [115-hr-7137: Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7137)
- [115-hr-7109: Restoring Justice for Workers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7109)
- [115-hr-7107: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7107)
- [115-hr-7086: Tax Fairness for Workers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7086)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5390 (as of 2025-11-18).