H.R. 7893 · House bill · 119th Congress

FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act

Sponsored by Rep. Tim Walberg, Michigan with 1 co-sponsor

Introduced Mar 12, 2026

Referred to the Education and Workforce Committee

Latest action Jul 2, 2026

SponsorRep. Tim Walberg, Michigan· 1 cosponsorRep. Virginia Foxx, North Carolina

What the bill does

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Jul 13, 2026.

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Contents

Sec. 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”.

Official text, Reported in House (Jul 2, 2026), from the Government Publishing Office via Congress.gov. Printed version (PDF) · All versions on Congress.gov