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The timeframe for a student aid reconciliation bill continues to be dependent on the fate of pending healthcare legislation. If Congress is able to pass a healthcare reform package through the normal legislative process, Congress will likely use the budget reconciliation process to pass student aid legislation separately. If Congress is unable to pass healthcare through the normal legislative process, the health bill will likely be combined with student aid legislation to make one reconciliation bill. This means it is unlikely that any student aid legislation will be brought before the Senate Education Committee until Senate leaders have decided whether to include healthcare in the budget reconciliation process. In short, we likely won't see student aid legislation in the Senate in the immediate future.