# 116-hr-7372: Improving College Affordability for our Guard and Reserve Act

116-hr-7372, Improving College Affordability for our Guard and Reserve Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7372
- Congress: 116
- Title: Improving College Affordability for our Guard and Reserve Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Improving College Affordability for our Guard and Reserve Act This bill authorizes all members of the Armed Forces—including reservists or those in the National Guard and regardless of their duty status—to claim independent student status when applying for federal financial aid. Currently, active duty service members and veterans of the Armed Forces may claim such independent student status.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-724: PACT Act
- 116-hr-5046: Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7372 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7372)

## Related
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-724: PACT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-724)
- [116-hr-5046: Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5046)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7372 (as of 2025-11-18).