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$44,697 from Microsoft, Google and 1 more large tech company, their PACs and people who work there in the year before this vote. That is 2.5% of the itemized contributions reported to the FEC in the 2025-26 cycle.
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34 contributions, Jun 15, 2025 – May 16, 2026. Filed through Jun 30, 2026.
Big Tech employees count only in executive, policy or infrastructure roles, or at $1,000+.
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.
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.