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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1833 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include guidance on how 
dependent students with parents without SSNs may obtain Federal stu-
dent assistance. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2015 
Mr. VEASEY (for himself, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, 
Mr. ELLISON, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. HAS-
TINGS, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. LEE, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. 
MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. NORTON, 
Mr. RANGEL, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. 
WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. CONYERS, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mrs. BEATTY, 
Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. RUSH, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mex-
ico, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, and Ms. EDDIE 
BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include 
guidance on how dependent students with parents with-
out SSNs may obtain Federal student assistance. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FAFSA for All Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FAFSA INFORMATION FOR DEPENDENT STUDENTS 
WITH PARENTS WITHOUT SSNS. 
Section 483(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1090(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(I) INFORMATION FOR DEPENDENT STU-
DENTS
WITH
PARENTS
WITHOUT
SSNS.—The 
Secretary shall include on the same website 
used to provide students with the electronic 
version of the forms described in this paragraph 
the 
guidance 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(12)(B)(ii).’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (12)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) DEPENDENT STUDENTS WITH PAR-
ENTS WITHOUT SSNS.—The Secretary shall in-
clude on the forms— 
‘‘(i) questions to determine whether— 
‘‘(I) a dependent student meets 
the requirements of section 484(a)(5); 
and 
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‘‘(II) the parents of a dependent 
student have a valid social security 
number; and 
‘‘(ii) in a case in which a dependent 
student meets the requirements of section 
484(a)(5), but whose parents do not have 
a valid social security number, detailed 
guidance on how the student may obtain 
the Federal financial assistance described 
in paragraph (1), including an online tool 
that allows the student to upload docu-
ments required to receive such assist-
ance.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by section 1 shall be effective 
beginning academic year 2015–2016. 
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