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H.R. 1131: Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-07 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act

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Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act This bill restores an exemption for certain family farms and small businesses on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. The bill applies to the net worth of (1) a family farm on which the family resides, or (2) a small business with not more than 100 full-time or full-time equivalent employees that is owned and controlled by the family. Prior to recent changes made to the FAFSA, the net worth of these family farms and small businesses were excluded as assets when calculating a student's financial need to determine federal student aid eligibility. Beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, the net worth of these farms and businesses are treated as an asset and therefore included in the calculation. This bill restores the exemption to exclude such net worth from the calculation.

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Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] · 89 cosponsors

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Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Sam Graves (R-MO), Ben Cline (R-VA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Austin Scott (R-GA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Celeste Maloy (R-UT), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Jason Smith (R-MO), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Mark B. Messmer (R-IN), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Michael Guest (R-MS), Keith Self (R-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Vince Fong (R-CA), Troy Downing (R-MT), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Mike Flood (R-NE), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI), John Joyce (R-PA), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA) and 29 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr1131 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills