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S. 4365

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 4365, the FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 21, 2026 by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on Apr 21, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Record

Text

S. 4365 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb4365/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S4365 IS: FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-04-21
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4365  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act  .
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 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-04-21
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Apr 21, 2026

sb4365/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (04/21/2026)

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) sponsors S. 4365, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

S. 4365 went before 1 committee: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Referred To · Apr 21, 2026 · 747 Bills

Actions

S. 4365 has taken 2 actions since Apr 21, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 21, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Apr 21, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 4365 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 4365, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 4365 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

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

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named S. 4365 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 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 Animals, Budget/Appropriations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND)16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AIMEE COLLINS-MANDEVILLE116
ANNA MARIE MALLOY116
GILLIAN LYONS116
JENNIFER ESKRA116
MIRIAM BRODY116
SARA AMUNDSON116
TIFFANY MENDOZA-FARFAN116
TRACIE LETTERMAN116
WELDON COUSINS116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUNDHUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND)2025 second_quarter$300K2nd Quarter - Report
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUNDHUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND)2025 first_quarter$300K1st Quarter - Amendme…
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUNDHUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND)2026 second_quarter$280K2nd Quarter - Report
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUNDHUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND)2025 third_quarter$250K3rd Quarter - Report
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUNDHUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND)2026 first_quarter$220K1st Quarter - Report
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUNDHUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND)2025 fourth_quarter$180K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4365 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4365’s is Education.

s4365/policy-areas.txt
EducationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com