{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-7891","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":7891,"title":"Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-03-12","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"T000467","fullName":"Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]","party":"R","state":"PA","district":15}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-05-26","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 582."},"policyArea":"Education","subjects":["Computer security and identity theft","Government lending and loan guarantees","Higher education","Student aid and college costs"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-05-26","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 582.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-26","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-668.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-26","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-668.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-17","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-17","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-12","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to prioritize the review of institutions of higher education (IHEs) that disburse federal student aid without verifying the identity of a student whose Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud.</p><p>Specifically, the bill requires ED to identify each IHE that disburses, on or after October 1, 2026, federal financial aid for an award year to any student whose FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud, as determined by ED's identity fraud detection system. However, the bill excludes from this identification any&nbsp;IHE that demonstrates to ED, for each student and before disbursing federal financial aid, that the IHE&nbsp;(1) verifies the student's identity in person or by live video, (2) notifies ED of the identify verification, and&nbsp;(3) maintains a record of such identity verification.</p><p>ED may use identification information to inform program reviews, audits, investigations, and other oversight activities related to federal student aid.</p><p>(On April 26, 2026, ED began implementing a real-time identity fraud detection process within the FAFSA form that places applicants into one of four risk categories. High-risk applicants must confirm their identity by presenting documentation during the online application process, including via a live camera process. Applicants who are rejected via this automated process must then have their identity verified in person by IHEs.)</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-23T23:06:18Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":398,"ts":"2026-08-28T10:47:09.021Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Student%20Aid%20Fraud%20Oversight%20and%20Accountability%20Act%20of%202026"}]}}