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HR 5502 114th Congress House

FIFA Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide alternative identity verification procedures for individuals applying for Federal student assistance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 16, 2016 Introduced by: Veasey, Marc A. Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Education Government information and archivesHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jun 16, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 16, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness in Financial Aid Act or the FIFA Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Internal Revenue Code to revise the Free Application for Federal Student Aid application process. Specifically, it allows a tax payer identification number to be used in place of a social security number in the application.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2072 Reintroduced Bill FIFA Act
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5502: FIFA Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5502/
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"H.R. 5502: FIFA Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5502/.
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H.R. 5502, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5502/.
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