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119th Congress · H.R. 7893 · Introduced

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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SubjectsCitizenship and naturalizationGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationStudent aid and college costs

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Sponsor

  • Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] · [R-MI-5] · W000798
    Rep-MI-5 current · 9 terms · @RepWalberg · 2 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

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2025-01-03
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2027-01-03
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Leadership roles (0)

none

Committee memberships (4)

  • House Committee on Education and Workforce (house) · house · Chair · rank 1 · site
  • House Committee on Natural Resources (house) · house · rank 17 · site
  • Indian and Insular Affairs (house) · house · rank 3
  • Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (house) · house · rank 9

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District offices (2)

  • 401 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson, MI, 49201 · 517-780-9075 · fax 517-780-9081 · Monday-Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM · 42.247186,-84.414954
  • 92 E. Main St., Niles, MI, 49120 · 269-479-3115 · Monday 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Thursday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, and by appointment · 41.8292352,-86.2578101

Other names (0)

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Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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2026
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WALBERG, TIMOTHY L REP
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2025-01-10
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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2026

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2026
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$1,742,398.65
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$1,658,017.32
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$993,833.13
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2025-01-01
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2026-07-15

Connected committees (0)

none

Cosponsors (1)

  • Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] · [R-NC-5] · F000450 · Co-sponsored 2026-03-18
    Rep-NC-5 current · 11 terms · @VirginiaFoxx · 2 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Education and Workforce Committee [House Standing]
    2026-07-02T14:38:32ZReported By
    2026-03-17T19:33:30ZMarkup By
    2026-03-12T13:34:10ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (8)

  • 2026-07-02CalendarsH12410via House floor actions
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 635.
  • 2026-07-02CommitteeH12200via House floor actions
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-730.
  • 2026-07-02Committee5000via Library of Congress
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-730.
  • 2026-03-17Committeevia House committee actions
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 13.
  • 2026-03-17Committeevia House committee actions
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  • 2026-03-12IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • 2026-03-12IntroReferralIntro-Hvia Library of Congress
    Introduced in House
  • 2026-03-12IntroReferral1000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in House

Actions — from bill_actions table (0)

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Titles

  • Short Title(s) as Reported to HouseRHH2026-07-03T03:38:19Z
    FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act
  • Display Title2026-03-13T08:23:27Z
    FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIH2026-03-13T08:23:26Z
    FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIH2026-03-13T08:19:26Z
    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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Policy area

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Summaries

07 · 2026-07-02 · Reported to House

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.

Related bills

  • S 4365 (119) FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act
    Latest: 2026-04-21 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
    Relationship: Identical bill (via CRS)

Amendments (0)

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Laws

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Committee reports

  • H. Rept. 119-730

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