118th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA.
July 5, 2024
Mrs. Houchin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
To establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “FAFSA Deadline Act”.
SEC. 2. FAFSA submission date.
Section 483(d)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090(d)(4)) is amended by striking “not later than January 1 of the applicant’s planned year of enrollment, to the maximum extent practicable, on or around October 1 prior to the applicant’s planned year of enrollment” and inserting “not later than October 1 prior to the applicant's planned year of enrollment”.