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FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act
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.
Summary
The bill would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a coordinated verification process for social security numbers and citizenship status of students applying for federal student aid. It requires the Secretary of Education to work with the Social Security Administration Commissioner to verify this information for all individuals submitting it for federal financial aid eligibility under specified sections of education law. The bill aims to improve the efficiency of the verification procedures currently in place.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Tommy Tuberville’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $68,223
- BEASLEY ALLEN $19,800
- RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES $13,782
- BEASLEY ALLEN LAW FIRM $13,200
- LEWIS M. CARTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY $12,100
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Tommy Tuberville → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 21, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Apr 21, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
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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