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No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026

Floor Speech

By: Young Kim
By: Young Kim
Date: June 9, 2026
Location: Washington, DC

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Mrs. KIM. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to add my voice in strong support of H.R. 7892, the No Aid for Ghost Students Act. In California, 34 percent of community college applicants have been flagged as likely fraudulent. That is more than one in three applicants.

These so-called AI ghost students are scammers using fake identities to enroll in classes, pocket taxpayer dollars, and disappear without ever setting foot in a classroom.

Between April of 2024 and April of 2025, criminals stole more than $10 million from California's community colleges, robbing taxpayers and hurting real students who depend on that aid.

That is why I sent a letter to the Department of Education demanding an investigation and stronger safeguards to stop this fraud before taxpayer dollars go out the door. This bill builds on those efforts by strengthening application verification requirements and ensuring future administrations cannot weaken them.

Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Burgess Owens for introducing this very commonsense legislation, and I urge my colleagues to support it.

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