FAFSA Deadline Act
Latest action · Dec 11, 2024 Became Public Law No: 118-145.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 5, 2024
- Passed HouseNov 15, 2024
- Passed SenateNov 21, 2024
- To the PresidentDec 5, 2024
- Became lawDec 11, 2024Public Law 118-145
Summary
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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 465 | On Passage | Passed381–1 | Nov 15, 2024 |
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 8, 2024 to Sep 18, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Brandon Williams | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Kevin Kiley | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Jul 11, 2024 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Sep 18, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jul 5, 2024Markup Jul 10, 2024Reported Sep 20, 2024 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2024Signed by President.
- Dec 11, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-145.
- Dec 5, 2024Presented to President.
- Nov 21, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6696)
- Nov 21, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
In the Congressional Record 7
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6416 | John Joyce R-PA | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6696 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Nov 20, 2024 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1161 | Gwen Moore D-WI | Nov 18, 2024 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6017–H6022Text printed H6017Recorded votes H6022enact | Bob Good R-VA, Burgess Owens R-UT, Erica Lee Carter D-TX, Erin Houchin R-IN, Kevin Kiley R-CA, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Tim Walberg R-MI, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Nov 15, 2024 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5962–H5967Text printed H5962Amendments H5965Recorded votes H5965, H5966consideration (H. Res. 1568), previous question | Brittany Pettersen D-CO, James P. McGovern D-MA (amendment), Michael C. Burgess R-TX | Nov 13, 2024 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4621 | Kevin Kiley R-CA | Jul 11, 2024 |
| House | Lists H4457H.R. 8932–8936 | — | Jul 5, 2024 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 22, 2024H.R. 8932, FAFSA Deadline ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on July 10, 2024
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 111, July 5, 2024, page H4457.
CRS reports 9
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 9
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48835 | Student Aid Index and Free Application for Federal Student Aid: Frequently Asked Questions | Report | Jan 27, 2026 |
| R47743 | Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2024 Appropriations: Overview | Report | Sep 23, 2024 |
| R48080 | Executive Order 14035 Implementation: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in the Federal Workforce | Report | Jun 3, 2024 |
| R48077 | Judiciary Appropriations, FY2024 | Report | May 29, 2024 |
| IF12465 | 5G Fund for Rural America: Current Status and Issues | Resource | Nov 13, 2023 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 1227 | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1568, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce is adopted. | Rules Committee | On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- FAFSA Deadline Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- FAFSA Deadline Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- FAFSA Deadline Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- FAFSA Deadline Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 18, 2024Received in Senate
- Nov 15, 2024Engrossed in House
- Sep 20, 2024Reported in House
- Jul 5, 2024Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
