HR 7892
Passed a chamber
Requires the Education Department to screen each federal student aid application with an identity fraud detection system, and requires colleges to verify the identity of any applicant flagged for suspected fraud before disbursing federal aid.
Official title: No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
12-MAR-2026
Referred
12-MAR-2026
Approved by committee
17-MAR-2026
Reported
26-MAY-2026
On the calendar
26-MAY-2026
Passed
10-JUN-2026
Senate
Received
11-JUN-2026
- Requires the Education Secretary to screen each FAFSA submitted on or after October 1, 2026 for a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud
- Notifies the applicant and each college the applicant listed, and requires those colleges to verify the applicant's identity before disbursing federal aid
- Accepts verification by in-person or live audiovisual check, NIST IAL2-compliant methods, or another method the Secretary approves
- Requires a written system description to Congress by November 1, 2026, and annual effectiveness reports beginning October 1, 2027
- Adds institutions that disburse aid to flagged applicants without verification to a program review priority category, unless they show compliance
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (26-MAY-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 10-JUN-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.govEducation
■ 3 R■ 1 I
3 Republicans
1 Independent