{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-7893","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":7893,"title":"FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-03-12","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"W000798","fullName":"Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]","party":"R","state":"MI","district":5}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-07-02","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 635."},"policyArea":"Education","subjects":["Citizenship and naturalization","Government lending and loan guarantees","Higher education","Student aid and college costs"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-07-02","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 635.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-02","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-730.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-02","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-730.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-17","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 13.","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>FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act</strong></p><p>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&nbsp;federal student aid.&nbsp;</p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-08-20T22:41:39Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":451,"ts":"2026-10-13T12:17:29.395Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=FAFSA%20Verification%20Efficiency%20Act"}]}}