H.R. 7893

Summary

H.R. 7893, the FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 12, 2026 by Rep. Tim Walberg (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Jul 2, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 635.

Record

Text

H.R. 7893 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 7893 IH: FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-12
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7893  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 12, 2026   Mr. Walberg  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    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.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act  .
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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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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Tim Walberg (R) sponsors H.R. 7893, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Tim Walberg

Rep. · R–MI-5 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 12, 2026

Virginia Foxx

Rep. · R–NC-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 18, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 7893 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Reported By · Jul 2, 2026 · 824 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 7893, the latest H. Rept. 119-730.

• H. Rept. 119-730 — FAFSA VERIFICATION EFFICIENCY ACT

Actions

H.R. 7893 has taken 6 actions since Mar 12, 2026, the latest on Jul 2, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7893 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 7893, as Identical bill.

S 4365FAFSA Verification Efficiency ActApr 21, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensi… · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 7893 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
• FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act — Display Title
• FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act — Short Title(s) 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 25 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7893 in 7 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Education, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Health Issues, Veterans, Agriculture, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense.

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7893 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7893’s is Education.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 7893 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Citizenship and naturalization to Student aid and college costs.

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