FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act
Latest action · Jul 2, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 635.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 18, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Mar 18, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 12, 2026Markup Mar 17, 2026Reported Jul 2, 2026 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 2, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-730.
- Jul 2, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 635.
- Mar 17, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 17, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 13.
- Mar 12, 2026Introduced in House
- Mar 12, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4365 | FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act | Identical bill | Apr 21, 2026 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 2, 2026Reported in House
- Mar 12, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
