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IntroducedMar 12, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026
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Senate • Jun 11, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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- Rep. Obernolte, Jaycosponsor
Votes
YES: 249
- Aderholt
- Alford
- Allen
- Mark Amodei
- Arrington
- Auchincloss
- Babin
- Bacon
- Baird
- Balderson
- Barr
- Barrett
- Baumgartner
- Aaron Bean
- Begich
- Bentz
- Bergman
- Bice
- Andy Biggs
- Sheri Biggs
- Bilirakis
- Bishop
- Boebert
- Bost
- Brendan Boyle
- Brecheen
- Bresnahan
- Buchanan
- Burchett
- Burlison
- Calvert
- Cammack
- Carey
- John Carter
- Ciscomani
- Cline
- Cloud
- Clyde
- Cole
- Collins
- Comer
- Costa
- Crane
- Crank
- Crawford
- Crenshaw
- Cuellar
- Sharice Davids
- Davidson
- Donald Davis
- De La Cruz
- DesJarlais
- Diaz-Balart
- Donalds
- Downing
- Neal Dunn
- Edwards
- Ellzey
- Emmer
- Estes
- Gabe Evans
- Ezell
- Fallon
- Fedorchak
- Feenstra
- Fine
- Finstad
- Fischbach
- Fitzgerald
- Fitzpatrick
- Fleischmann
- Flood
- Fong
- Foxx
- Franklin, Scott
- Fry
- Fulcher
- Fuller
- Gallagher
- Garbarino
- Brandon Gill
- Gillen
- Gimenez
- Jared Golden
- Craig Goldman
- Gooden
- Goodlander
- Gosar
- Gottheimer
- Graves
- Gray
- Griffith
- Grothman
- Guest
- Guthrie
- Hageman
- Abraham Hamadeh
- Josh Harder
- Haridopolos
- Harrigan
- Andy Harris
- Mark Harris
- Harshbarger
- Kevin Hern
- Clay Higgins
- J. Hill
- Himes
- Hinson
- Houchin
- Houlahan
- Hudson
- Huizenga
- Hunt
- Jeff Hurd
- Issa
- Jack
- Ronny Jackson
- James
- Mike Johnson
- Dusty Johnson
- Jordan
- David Joyce
- John Joyce
- Kaptur
- Trent Kelly
- Mike Kelly
- Mike Kennedy
- Jennifer Kiggans
- Kevin Kiley
- Kim
- Knott
- Kustoff
- LaHood
- LaLota
- Landsman
- Langworthy
- Latta
- Lawler
- Laurel Lee
- Susie Lee
- Letlow
- Loudermilk
- Lucas
- Luttrell
- Mackenzie
- Magaziner
- Malliotakis
- Maloy
- Mann
- Mannion
- Massie
- Mast
- McCaul
- McClain
- McClintock
- McCormick
- McDowell
- McGuire
- Messmer
- Meuser
- Mary Miller
- Max Miller
- Carol Miller
- Miller-Meeks
- Mills
- Moolenaar
- Barry Moore
- Tim Moore
- Blake Moore
- Riley Moore
- Moran
- Morelle
- Moskowitz
- Mrvan
- Murphy
- Nehls
- Newhouse
- Zachary (Zach) Nunn
- Obernolte
- Ogles
- Onder
- Owens
- Palmer
- Panetta
- Pappas
- Patronis
- Perez
- Perry
- Peters
- Pfluger
- Pou
- Reschenthaler
- Josh Riley
- Mike Rogers
- Harold Rogers
- Rose
- Rouzer
- Roy
- Rutherford
- Salazar
- Scalise
- Schmidt
- Schrier
- Schweikert
- Scott, Austin
- Self
- Sessions
- Shreve
- Simpson
- Jason Smith
- Adrian Smith
- Christopher Smith
- Smucker
- Sorensen
- Soto
- Spartz
- Stauber
- Stefanik
- Steil
- Steube
- Strong
- Stutzman
- Suozzi
- Taylor
- Tenney
- Glenn Thompson
- Tiffany
- Timmons
- Tran
- Michael Turner
- Valadao
- Van Drew
- Van Duyne
- Van Epps
- Van Orden
- Vasquez
- Vindman
- Wagner
- Walberg
- Randy Weber
- Daniel Webster
- Westerman
- Wied
- Roger Williams
- Joe Wilson
- Wittman
- Womack
- Yakym
- Zinke
NO: 172
- Adams
- Aguilar
- Amo
- Ansari
- Balint
- Barragán
- Beatty
- Bell
- Bera
- Beyer
- Bonamici
- Brown
- Brownley
- Budzinski
- Bynum
- Carbajal
- Carson
- Troy Carter
- Casar
- Case
- Casten
- Kathy Castor
- Joaquin Castro
- Chu
- Cisneros
- Katherine Clark
- Yvette Clarke
- Cleaver
- Clyburn
- Conaway
- Correa
- Courtney
- Craig
- Crockett
- Crow
- Danny Davis
- Madeleine Dean
- DeGette
- DeLauro
- DelBene
- Deluzio
- DeSaulnier
- Dexter
- Dingell
- Doggett
- Elfreth
- Escobar
- Espaillat
- Dwight Evans
- Fields
- Figures
- Fletcher
- Foster
- Foushee
- Frankel, Lois
- Friedman
- Frost
- Garamendi
- Robert Garcia
- Jesús GarcÃa
- Sylvia Garcia
- Dan Goldman
- Gomez
- Al Green
- Grijalva
- Hayes
- Horsford
- Hoyer
- Valerie Hoyle
- Huffman
- Ivey
- Jonathan Jackson
- Jacobs
- Jayapal
- Jeffries
- Henry Johnson
- Julie Johnson
- Kamlager-Dove
- Keating
- Robin Kelly
- Timothy Kennedy
- Khanna
- Krishnamoorthi
- Rick Larsen
- John Larson
- Latimer
- Summer Lee
- Leger Fernandez
- Levin
- Liccardo
- Lieu
- Lofgren
- Lynch
- Matsui
- McBath
- McBride
- McClain Delaney
- McClellan
- McCollum
- McGarvey
- McGovern
- McIver
- Meeks
- Mejia
- Menefee
- Menendez
- Meng
- Mfume
- Min
- Gwen Moore
- Morrison
- Mullin
- Nadler
- Neal
- Neguse
- Norcross
- Ocasio-Cortez
- Olszewski
- Omar
- Pallone
- Pelosi
- Pettersen
- Pingree
- Pocan
- Pressley
- Quigley
- Ramirez
- Randall
- Raskin
- Rivas
- Ross
- Ruiz
- Ryan
- Salinas
- Sánchez
- Scanlon
- Schakowsky
- Schneider
- Scholten
- Robert Scott
- Sewell
- Sherman
- Simon
- Adam Smith
- Stansbury
- Stanton
- Stevens
- Strickland
- Subramanyam
- Sykes
- Takano
- Thanedar
- Mike Thompson
- Bennie Thompson
- Titus
- Tlaib
- Tokuda
- Tonko
- Norma Torres
- Ritchie Torres
- Trahan
- Underwood
- Vargas
- Veasey
- Velázquez
- Walkinshaw
- Wasserman Schultz
- Waters
- Watson Coleman
- Whitesides
- Nikema Williams
- Frederica Wilson
NOT VOTING: 10
Actions
- Jun 11, 2026 | Senate
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jun 10, 2026 | House
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4076-4077)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 172 (Roll no. 217).
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 172 (Roll no. 217).
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 09, 2026 | House
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1333. (consideration: CR H4037-4044; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4037-4038)
- Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8646, H.R. 7726, H.R. 7892 and H.R. 8872. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8646 under a structured rule and H.R. 7726, H.R. 7892, and H.R. 8872 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7892.
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 7892, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Scott (VA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- Jun 03, 2026 | House
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1333 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8646, H.R. 7726, H.R. 7892 and H.R. 8872. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8646 under a structured rule and H.R. 7726, H.R. 7892, and H.R. 8872 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
- May 26, 2026 | House
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-669.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583.
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 3.
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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