119th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 4365 — FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act

“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.”

Introduced Apr 21, 2026

Last action Apr 21, 2026

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Apr 21, 2026

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Referred

Apr 21, 2026

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SummaryCRS Summary

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 o...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

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Timeline · 2 actions

Apr 21, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Apr 21, 2026

Introduced in Senate