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House Bill 7893
119th Congress(2025-2026)
FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act
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Introduced in House on Mar 12, 2026
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H. R. 7893 (Reported-in-House)

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