S4365Referred to Committee
FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-04-21
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Tommy Tuberville
Republican · AL · Senator
Votes with party: 73.6% (788 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Conservative Groups$1,774k
Full profile: /officials/T000278
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Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2026-04-21
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2026-04-21
Previously
- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-21
Plain-English Summary
The legislation would streamline the process colleges use to verify that students' financial information on their federal aid applications is accurate, potentially reducing paperwork and delays for students applying for financial aid. By making the verification process more efficient, the bill aims to help students receive their aid faster and reduce administrative burden on both schools and families filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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Subjects
Education
Full Bill Text
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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''. <all>
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