[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7893 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7893

 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

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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. VERIFICATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

    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''.
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