II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3978 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 19, 2024 Mr. Vance (for himself, Mr. Hawley , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Rubio , and Mr. Budd ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution of higher education that employs unauthorized aliens from receiving funds from Federal student assistance or Federal institutional aid and to require institutions of higher education to participate in the E-Verify Program in order to be eligible to participate in any program authorized under title IV of such Act.