{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-7892","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 7892","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"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.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"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."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"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."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2026-03-12","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-06-10","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h217","question":"On Passage","title":"No Aid for Ghost Students Act","result":"Passed","yea":249,"nay":172,"present":0,"not_voting":10,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll217.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.","date":"2026-06-11"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2026-05-26","stage":"Reported to House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish an identity fraud detection system for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)."},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"ED must establish guidelines for the identity verification procedures conducted by IHEs."},{"k":"p","t":"(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 verified in person by IHEs.)"}],"words":218},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Education to screen each Free Application for Federal Student Aid for reasonable suspicion of identity fraud, and requires colleges to verify the identity of flagged applicants before disbursing federal financial aid.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7892/text/eh#HA6F230CF82EF442E9ED3D3A20F0CEF49"}]},"core_areas":["Identity fraud screening of FAFSA applications by the Department of Education","Institutional identity verification before disbursing federal student aid","Program review priority for institutions that disburse aid to flagged applicants"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary to use an identity fraud detection system to screen each FAFSA submitted on or after October 1, 2026 for reasonable suspicion of identity fraud, based on one or more indicators associated with suspected fraud risk.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7892/text/eh#HA6F230CF82EF442E9ED3D3A20F0CEF49"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary, on finding reasonable suspicion, to notify the applicant and each institution designated on the application that the applicant is subject to additional identity verification.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7892/text/eh#HA6F230CF82EF442E9ED3D3A20F0CEF49"}},{"text":"Bars an institution, beginning October 1, 2026, from disbursing federal aid to a flagged applicant until it confirms identity by an approved method, notifies the Secretary, and keeps a record of the verification.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7892/text/eh#HA6F230CF82EF442E9ED3D3A20F0CEF49"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to establish guidelines on the identity verification procedures institutions carry out, not later than October 1, 2026.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7892/text/eh#HA6F230CF82EF442E9ED3D3A20F0CEF49"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to send the authorizing committees a description of the system by November 1, 2026, and an annual evaluation and report on its use and effectiveness starting October 1, 2027.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7892/text/eh#HA6F230CF82EF442E9ED3D3A20F0CEF49"}},{"text":"Adds to the Secretary's program review priority list institutions with a pattern of disbursing aid on or after October 1, 2026 to flagged applicants, except institutions that demonstrate compliance with the verification requirement.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7892/text/eh#HC249CEAFE40A4C99A588EB81F69CDEA8"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2026-06-10","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7892/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7892","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7892/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-7892.png","v":"ab4924cfb977","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 7892, 119th Congress: No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026. House: 249 Yea, 172 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 10 Jun 2026."}}