[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[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.


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                    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]


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                                 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