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HR 8932 - FAFSA Deadline Act - National Key Vote

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Title: FAFSA Deadline Act

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a 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).

Highlights:

  • 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) (Sec. 2-3).

  • Specifies that 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 (Sec. 2-3).

  • Repeals that January 1 flexibility and imposes a statutory deadline for release of the FAFSA as October 1 (Sec. 2-3).

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