II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1346 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 7, 2019 Mr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Merkley , Ms. Cortez Masto , and Mrs. Gillibrand ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes.