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H.R. 7893 119th Congress House

FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act

Official title: 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 Ed… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: March 12, 2026 Introduced by: Tim Walberg Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
Education Citizenship and naturalizationGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 2, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-730.
Jul 2, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 635.
Mar 17, 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 13.
Mar 17, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 12, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced in House
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 635.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to verify the Social Security number (SSN) and citizenship status of any individual who is required to provide information to ED for federal student aid. 

Currently, ED must work with the Social Security Administration (SSA) to verify the SSN of a student who is applying for federal student aid. This bill expands the requirement so that ED must work with the SSA to verify the SSN and citizenship status of any individual who is required to provide information to ED on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, including contributors. A contributor refers to anyone (the student, the student’s spouse, the student's biological or adoptive parent, or a parent’s spouse) who is required to provide information on the FAFSA form.

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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 18, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7893: FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7893/
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"H.R. 7893: FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7893/.
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H.R. 7893, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7893/.
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