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HR 2070 115th Congress House

FAFSA for All Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include guidance on how dependent students with parents without SSNs may obtain Federal student assistance.

Introduced: April 6, 2017 Introduced by: Veasey, Marc A. Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 6, 2017
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 Latest action April 6, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FAFSA for All Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education to include on the same website that is used to provide students with the electronic version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) questions to determine, for title IV eligibility purposes, whether:

  • a dependent student is a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States or is here for other than a temporary purpose with the intention of becoming a citizen or permanent resident; and
  • the parents of a dependent student have a valid social security number.

The website must also include:

  • detailed guidance on how dependent students who satisfy those immigration requirements but whose parents do not have a valid social security number may obtain student assistance under title IV, and
  • an online tool that allows those students to upload the documents they need to receive such assistance.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4
Vela, Filemon
· Sep 27, 2018
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Apr 11, 2018
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 3, 2017
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Apr 28, 2017
McNerney, Jerry
· Apr 28, 2017
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Apr 28, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 6, 2017
Ellison, Keith
· Apr 6, 2017
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Apr 6, 2017
Lee, Barbara
· Apr 6, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2070: FAFSA for All Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2070/
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