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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 7893

Introduced

FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act

Sponsor
RTim Walberg· Michigan
Introduced
March 12, 2026
Policy area
Education
Latest action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 635.July 2, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7893 Reported in House (RH)]

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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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