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H.R. 7892: No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026 · Congress Swing Tracker

H.R. 7892119th CongressEducation

No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026

Sponsored by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) · 4 active : 3 Republicans, 1 Independent

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

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Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedJun 10, 2026
Senate: next
President: not yet

9 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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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.

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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 verified in person by IHEs.)

How the projections held up

Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.

House

On PassagePassed249 yea, 172 nayJune 10, 2026 · Roll call 217

How members in each band voted on this House vote, by their projection before the vote
BandBand before the vote	VotedVoted yea or nay	BrokeBroke with party	Share
Swing	48	21	44%
Middle	210	14	7%
Entrenched	163	1	1%
All

Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Education and Workforce · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · SenateReferred to

Subjects

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

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

v3defaultv2

Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

44Swing 70–100
204Middle 30–70
183Entrenched 0–30
2Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 2 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional

: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 22.5 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 7892 · Jun 10, 2026 · Roll call 577On PassageNo Aid for Ghost Students Act
PassedSame bill×3.0
H.J.Res. 88 · Dec 7, 2023 · Roll call 700On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.J.Res. 45 · Jun 21, 2023 · Roll call 276Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary NotwithstandingProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans”
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.J.Res. 45 · May 24, 2023 · Roll call 233On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans”
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 4795 · Sep 3, 2026 · Roll call 655On PassageProtect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2616 · May 20, 2026 · Roll call 544On PassagePROTECT Kids Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 6472 · Mar 4, 2026 · Roll call 442On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedTerritorial Student Access to Higher Education Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 6359 · Jan 22, 2026 · Roll call 407On PassagePregnant Students’ Rights Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5

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H.R. 1049 · Dec 4, 2025 · Roll call 313On PassageTRACE Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1069 · Dec 4, 2025 · Roll call 312On PassagePROTECT Our Kids Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1005 · Dec 3, 2025 · Roll call 311On PassageCLASS Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 881 · May 7, 2025 · Roll call 119On PassageDHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act
PassedSame policy area

Cosponsors

4 active

Show all 4 cosponsors

Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6)
Kevin Kiley (I-CA-3)
Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5)
Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23)

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 22.5 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 7892 · Jun 10, 2026 · Roll call 577On PassageNo Aid for Ghost Students Act
PassedSame bill×3.0
H.J.Res. 88 · Dec 7, 2023 · Roll call 700On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.J.Res. 45 · Jun 21, 2023 · Roll call 276Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary NotwithstandingProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans”
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.J.Res. 45 · May 24, 2023 · Roll call 233On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans”
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 4795 · Sep 3, 2026 · Roll call 655On PassageProtect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2616 · May 20, 2026 · Roll call 544On PassagePROTECT Kids Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 6472 · Mar 4, 2026 · Roll call 442On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedTerritorial Student Access to Higher Education Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 6359 · Jan 22, 2026 · Roll call 407On PassagePregnant Students’ Rights Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5

Show 17 more

H.R. 1049 · Dec 4, 2025 · Roll call 313On PassageTRACE Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1069 · Dec 4, 2025 · Roll call 312On PassagePROTECT Our Kids Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1005 · Dec 3, 2025 · Roll call 311On PassageCLASS Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 881 · May 7, 2025 · Roll call 119On PassageDHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act
PassedSame policy area

No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026

Summary

How the projections held up

House

Committees and subjects

Committees

Subjects

How the House breaks down

Key players in the House

Similar past votes, House

Cosponsors

How the swing score works

Not enough data to rank (2)

Ideology vs. swing score, House