HR8932: FAFSA Deadline Act
118th Congress (2023–2025) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]
This page covers HR8932 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR8932 in another Congress is a different bill.
118th Congress (2023–2025) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]
This page covers HR8932 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR8932 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2024-11-15: Passed |
| Latest action | 2024-12-11: Became Public Law No: 118-145. |
| Policy area | Education |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
FAFSA Deadline ActThis 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.
Subjects: Congressional oversight, Higher education, Student aid and college costs
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-15 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Passed | 338 | 1 | 31 | Official tally |
HR8932 (FAFSA Deadline Act) was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2025) by Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9].
On 2024-12-11: Became Public Law No: 118-145.
1 recorded vote in the 118th Congress. The most recent, on 2024-11-15, was "Yea-and-Nay": Passed.