HR 8932 · 118th Congress · Education
FAFSA Deadline Act
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 118-145.(2024-12-11)
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FAFSA Deadline Act This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to make the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available by October 1 of each year. (Students apply for federal student aid by completing the FAFSA.) Under current law, ED must enable applicants to submit the FAFSA and initiate the processing of submitted FAFSAs by January 1 of the applicant's planned year of enrollment, and to the maximum extent practicable, on or around October 1 prior to the applicant's planned year of enrollment. This bill removes the January 1 flexibility and imposes a statutory deadline for release of the FAFSA as October 1.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 8932, FAFSA Deadline Act
Jul 22, 2024As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on July 10, 2024
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Cosponsors (10)
10 Republicans