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FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act

Introduced Apr 21, 2026 · Last action Apr 21, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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This legislation is called the FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act. It is being reviewed by a committee.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4365 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4365

 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 21, 2026

Mr. Tuberville introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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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  1. 1Introduced
  2. 2Committee
  3. 3Floor
  4. 4Passed
  5. 5Signed

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