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No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026

119th CongressIntroduced March 12, 2026Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]· UT-04
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 11, 2026

Summary

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).

Committees

  • PrimaryHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
  • AlsoEducation and Workforce Committee

CRS subjects

Computer security and identity theftComputers and information technologyCongressional oversight

Action history

  1. March 12, 2026Introduced in House
  2. March 12, 2026Introduced in House
  3. March 12, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  4. March 17, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. March 17, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 3.
  6. May 26, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-669.
  7. May 26, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-669.
  8. May 26, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583.
  9. June 3, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1333 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8646, H.R. 7726, H.R. 7892 and H.R. 8872. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8646 under a structured rule and H.R. 7726, H.R. 7892, and H.R. 8872 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
  10. June 9, 2026Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1333. (consideration: CR H4037-4044; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4037-4038)
  11. June 9, 2026Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8646, H.R. 7726, H.R. 7892 and H.R. 8872. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8646 under a structured rule and H.R. 7726, H.R. 7892, and H.R. 8872 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
  12. June 9, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7892.
  13. June 9, 2026The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  14. June 9, 2026POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 7892, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Scott (VA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  15. June 10, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4076-4077)
  16. June 10, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 172 (Roll no. 217).
  17. June 10, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 172 (Roll no. 217).
  18. June 10, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. June 11, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Related bills

  • S. 4428identical
    No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026
  • H.Res. 1333related
    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.
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