House Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has proposed an opportunity for those students convicted of minor drug crimes, to receive financial aid. In a new attempt to repeal the Higher Education Act Drug Provision, a bill that has already prevented more than 100,000 students from receiving financial aid, Frank has called on the help of fellow representatives to help gain support for his cause.

The bill, H.R. 685, was introduced on Feb. 11 with 39 cosponsors, and Frank pledged to push for its passage, even though it will be an uphill fight with the House still controlled by Republicans.

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