3.0.0 2072 2023-01-11T13:35:59Z 2023-01-11T13:35:59Z House HR 2017-04-06 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VEASEY:H.R. 2072.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution[Page H2792]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-04-06T13:13:30Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-04-06T13:13:25Z 2017-04-06 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-04-06 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-06 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 N Education Government information and archives Higher education Student aid and college costs Education 00 2017-04-06 Introduced in House 2017-05-25T19:57:19Z 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 taxpayer identification number to be used instead of a Social Security account number in the application.

]]> FIFA Act Display Title FIFA Act Official Title as Introduced 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 in House IH Short Titles as Introduced FIFA Act Short Titles as Introduced Fairness in Financial Aid Act Introduced in House 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2072ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2072ih.xml 2017-04-06 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.