H.R. 7892 · 119th Congress · pending

No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026

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

Latest official action 2026-06-11 · Referred

The bill, briefly

No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish an identity fraud detection system for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Beginning on October 1, 2026, ED must use an identity fraud detection system to review each submitted application to determine whether the applicant presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud. If ED makes such a determination, it must notify the applicant and each institution of higher education (IHE) designated on the application that the applicant is subject to additional identity verification. An IHE may not disburse federal financial aid to an applicant that presents a reasonable suspicion of fraud unless the IHE verifies the applicant's identity in person or by live video. If the applicant's identity is confirmed, the IHE must notify ED that the applicant's identity has been verified. ED must establish guidelines for the identity verification procedures conducted by IHEs. (On April 26, 2026, ED began implementing a real-time identity fraud detection process within the FAFSA form that places applicants into one of four risk categories. High-risk applicants must confirm their identity by presenting documentation during the online application process, including via a live camera process. Applicants who are rejected via this automated process must then have their identity verif…

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Congressional Research Service · 2026-05-26

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

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No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.

2,409 latest lobbying reports imported. Some source imports are still in progress.

Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

Sponsor

Burgess Owens

House · UT District 4 · Republican

$130,660PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Kevin Kiley

House · CA District 3 · Independent

$386,007PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Glenn Grothman

House · WI District 6 · Republican

$312,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Virginia Foxx

House · NC District 5 · Republican

$461,244PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Jay Obernolte

House · CA District 23 · Republican

$961,018PAC receipts · 2025–2026

4 of 4 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$37,500

Burgess Owens · Sponsor · $2,500

Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $5,000

Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $10,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000

Jay Obernolte · Cosponsor · $10,000

The bill, briefly

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Politicians behind the bill

Burgess Owens

Kevin Kiley

Glenn Grothman

Virginia Foxx

Jay Obernolte

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

What happened after enactment?