H.R. 7893 · On the floor · Education

FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act

Sponsor: Tim Walberg (R-MI)

What it does

• Require the Department of Education to verify Social Security numbers and citizenship status of all individuals required to provide information on the FAFSA form, including students, spouses, parents, and parents' spouse
• Expand current verification authority to encompass not just students applying for aid, but all contributors to the FAFSA form.
• Direct the Department of Education to coordinate with the Social Security Administration to conduct these verification checks.

Official summary

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.

Latest action

Jul 2, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 635.

Committee: House Education and Workforce