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No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026

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Policy area: Education

Latest action 2026-06-11 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · showing text version Referred in Senate of 2026-06-11T04:00:00Z

Sponsor

Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT)

4 cosponsors

Recent actions

• 2026-06-11 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• 2026-06-10 — Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 172 (Roll no. 217).
• 2026-06-10 — On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 172 (Roll no. 217).
• 2026-06-10 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
• 2026-06-10 — Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4076-4077)
• 2026-06-09 — The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
• 2026-06-09 — 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.
• 2026-06-09 — POSTPONED 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.
• 2026-06-09 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7892.
• 2026-06-09 — Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1333. (consideration: CR H4037-4044; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4037-4038)

Subjects

• Computer security and identity theft
• Computers and information technology
• Congressional oversight
• Government lending and loan guarantees
• Higher education
• Student aid and college costs

Related bills

• 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.
• No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026

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