House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026

H.R. 7892Introduced Mar 12, 2026Policy area: Education

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.

Sponsor: Rep. Burgess Owens R-UT

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 12, 2026
Committee actionMar 17, 2026
Passed HouseJun 10, 2026 · 249–172
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 11, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7892.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7892, No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026” on May 13, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on March 17, 2026”.
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-669 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on May 26, 2026.
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Vote results

1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 7892. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · JUN 10, 2026

Passed the House

249–172PASSED

R 212–0 D 36–172 I 1–0

On Passage · roll 217 · 10 not voting

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 independent

0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Burgess Owens.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Utah in Congress · UT-4 district

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