FAFSA Deadline Act became law 159 days after introduction, with cosponsors, all Republicans
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 165 words.
FAFSA Deadline Act This act 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 and initiate the processing of submitted 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 act removes the January 1 flexibility and imposes a statutory deadline for release of the as October 1. The act also requires ED to certify to Congress by September 1 whether or not the FAFSA will be ready on October 1. If the FAFSA will not be ready by October 1, then the act requires the Secretary of Education to testify to Congress on (1) the anticipated failure to meet the deadline, and (2) the financial impact on students and families.
- Committees
- House Education and Workforce Committee
- Policy area
- Education: 22 of 3,602 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.6%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 48 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 441 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
- Latest action
- Dec 11, 2024: Became Public Law No: 118-145.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Procedural (rules, motions) · 1
- 118th H.Res. 1568 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8932) to establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA; providing for consid R · Agreed to
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 118th S. 4632 FAFSA Deadline Act of 2024 R · Introduced