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Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026

H. R. 7891 To amend section 498A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to prioritize program reviews of institutions of higher education that disburse Federal financial aid under title IV of such Act without verifying the identity of a student whose FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud.

Introduced Mar 12, 2026

Latest action (May 26, 2026) Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 582.

Referred to
Education and Workforce Committee
Policy area
Education
Issues
Education
Legislative subjects (4)
Computer security and identity theftGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationStudent aid and college costs

Summary

This bill would require the Secretary of Education to identify institutions that disburse federal student aid to applicants whose FAFSA applications show signs of potential identity fraud without first verifying the applicant's identity. Institutions can avoid being identified if they verify student identity through in-person or live audiovisual verification before disbursing aid and report the verification to the Secretary. The requirement applies to financial aid disbursed on or after October 1, 2026. The Secretary may use this identification to prioritize program reviews, audits, and investigations, though identification alone does not constitute a finding of non-compliance.

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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Glenn Thompson’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $136,590
  • EMPRESAS FONALLEDAS $14,900
  • SNYDER ASSOCIATED COMPANIES $12,500
  • COINBASE $12,400
  • TOM JAMES COMPANY $11,000

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Glenn Thompson → · Outside spending →

Actions (6)
  1. May 26, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 582. · house
  2. May 26, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-668. · house
  3. Mar 17, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 0. · house
  4. Mar 17, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  5. Mar 12, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
  6. Mar 12, 2026 Introduced in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

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  • HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 2483 — SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 5342 — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 1000 — Cyber PIVOTT Act (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 5166 — Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 4779 — National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 2447 — New Collar Jobs Act of 2025 (shares 4 subjects)
  • S 438 — Cyber PIVOTT Act of 2025 (shares 4 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 4531 — Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 · Introduced May 14, 2026 · Cong. 119 92%
  • S 4428 — No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026 · Introduced Apr 29, 2026 · Cong. 119 80%
  • HR 7893 — FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act · Introduced Jul 2, 2026 · Cong. 119 76%
  • S 4365 — FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act · Introduced Apr 21, 2026 · Cong. 119 73%
  • HR 2272 — FAFSA Act of 2025 · Introduced Mar 21, 2025 · Cong. 119 72%
  • HRES 1333 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7726) to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under such Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7892) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require to the Secretary of Education to use an identity fraud detection system to review each FAFSA to determine whether the FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8872) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families, strengthen program integrity guardrails for State expenditure of funds, require measurement of improper payments, and establish goals for eliminating fraud and improper payments under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes. · Passed House Jun 3, 2026 · Cong. 119 65%

Text versions (2)
  • Reported in House · May 26, 2026
  • Introduced in House · Mar 12, 2026

Committee action

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Meetings where this bill was on the agenda

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 12, 2026

Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

May 26, 2026

Additional sponsor: Ms. Foxx

May 26, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 12, 2026]

A BILL

To amend section 498A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to prioritize program reviews of institutions of higher education that disburse Federal financial aid under title IV of such Act without verifying the identity of a student whose FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud.

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 “Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026”.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM REVIEW PRIORITY CATEGORY.

(a) Program Review Priority Category.—Section 498A(a)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099c-1(a)(2)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking “and” at the end;

(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G), and striking “and” after the semicolon at the end of such subparagraph; and

(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:

“(F) institutions identified under paragraph (4); and”.

(b) Identification of Institutions of Higher Education.—Section 498A(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099c-1(a)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“(4) shall identify each institution that has disbursed, on or after October 1, 2026, Federal financial aid under this title for an award year to any student whose application under section 483 for such award year presented a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud, as determined by the identity fraud detection system used by the Secretary, except that the Secretary shall exclude from such identification any institution that demonstrates to the Secretary that, with respect to each such student, before the disbursement of Federal financial aid to the student, the institution, in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary, determined that a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud was not present by confirming the identity of such student using in-person verification or live, synchronous audiovisual verification and notified the Secretary that the identity of the student has been verified, and maintains a record of such identity verification.”.

(c) Special Considerations.—Section 498A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099c-1) is further amended by adding at the end the following:

“(f) Special Considerations.—Identification of an institution under subsection (a)(4)—

“(1) may be used to inform program reviews, audits, investigations, and other oversight activities authorized under this title; and

“(2) shall not, by itself, constitute a determination that such institution has failed to meet the requirements of this title.”. Union Calendar No. 582

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7891

[Report No. 119-668]

A BILL

To amend section 498A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to prioritize program reviews of institutions of higher education that disburse Federal financial aid under title IV of such Act without verifying the identity of a student whose FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud.

May 26, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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