H.R. 7893
IntroducedFAFSA Verification Efficiency Act
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Official source on Congress.gov ↗[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7893 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 635 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7893 [Report No. 119-730] To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the process for the verification of social security numbers required to be provided to the Secretary of Education for Federal student aid, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 12, 2026 Mr. Walberg introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce July 2, 2026 Additional sponsor: Ms. Foxx July 2, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 12, 2026] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the process for the verification of social security numbers required to be provided to the Secretary of Education for Federal student aid, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act''. SEC. 2. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER VERIFICATION. Section 484(o) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(o)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary'' and all that follows through ``following conditions'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Education, in cooperation with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, shall verify the social security number and citizenship status of any individual that is required to be provided to the Secretary for Federal student aid under sections 483, 484(a), and 494, and shall enforce the following conditions''. Union Calendar No. 635 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7893 [Report No. 119-730] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the process for the verification of social security numbers required to be provided to the Secretary of Education for Federal student aid, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ July 2, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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