# 114-hr-5502: FIFA Act

114-hr-5502, FIFA Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5502
- Congress: 114
- Title: FIFA Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Introduced: 2016-06-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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 bills

- 114-hr-6495: Ensure Access to DACA Act
- 114-hr-6494: Postage Free Ballot Act
- 114-hr-6493: Service Members Financial Planning Assistance Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6458: Help our Neediest Families Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6457: Preventive Services Medicare Parity Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6456: End the Backlog Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5502 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5502)

## Related
- [114-hr-6495: Ensure Access to DACA Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6495)
- [114-hr-6494: Postage Free Ballot Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6494)
- [114-hr-6493: Service Members Financial Planning Assistance Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6493)
- [114-hr-6458: Help our Neediest Families Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6458)
- [114-hr-6457: Preventive Services Medicare Parity Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6457)
- [114-hr-6456: End the Backlog Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6456)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5502 (as of 2025-11-18).