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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 … Read the full official 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.
How Congress voted HOYER, Steny Hamilton (D-MD): yes KAPTUR, Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) (D-OH): yes MFUME, Kweisi (D-MD): yes PELOSI, Nancy (D-CA): yes PALLONE, Frank, Jr. (D-NJ): yes NEAL, Richard Edmund (D-MA): yes MCCOLLUM, Betty (D-MN): yes LARSEN, Richard Ray (Rick) (D-WA): yes CASE, Ed (D-HI): yes RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. Dutch (D-MD): yes COSTA, Jim (D-CA): yes WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Debbie (D-FL): yes CLEAVER, Emanuel, II (D-MO): yes GREEN, Al (D-TX): yes CUELLAR, Henry (D-TX): yes MOORE, Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) (D-WI): yes MATSUI, Doris (D-CA): yes COURTNEY, Joe (D-CT): yes CASTOR, Kathy (D-FL): yes JOHNSON, Hank (D-GA): yes SARBANES, John (D-MD): yes CLARKE, Yvette Diane (D-NY): yes COHEN, Stephen (D-TN): yes FOSTER, Bill (D-IL): yes CARSON, André (D-IN): yes HIMES, James A. (D-CT): yes TITUS, Alice (Dina) (D-NV): yes TONKO, Paul (D-NY): yes QUIGLEY, Mike (D-IL): yes CHU, Judy (D-CA): yes GARAMENDI, John (D-CA): yes SEWELL, Terri (D-AL): yes WILSON, Frederica (D-FL): yes KEATING, William R. (D-MA): yes BONAMICI, Suzanne (D-OR): yes HUFFMAN, Jared (D-CA): yes BERA, Ami (D-CA): yes SWALWELL, Eric (D-CA): yes BROWNLEY, Julia (D-CA): yes RUIZ, Raul (D-CA): yes TAKANO, Mark (D-CA): yes VARGAS, Juan (D-CA): yes PETERS, Scott (D-CA): yes SCHNEIDER, Brad (D-IL): yes HORSFORD, Steven (D-NV): yes KUSTER, Ann McLane (D-NH): yes MENG, Grace (D-NY): yes JEFFRIES, Hakeem (D-NY): yes BEATTY, Joyce (D-OH): yes CASTRO, Joaquin (D-TX): yes VEASEY, Marc (D-TX): yes KILMER, Derek (D-WA): yes POCAN, Mark (D-WI): yes KELLY, Robin L. (D-IL): yes KILDEE, Dan (D-MI): yes CLARK, Katherine M. (D-MA): yes DESAULNIER, Mark James (D-CA): yes AGUILAR, Peter Rey (D-CA): yes LIEU, Ted (D-CA): yes TORRES, Norma Judith (D-CA): yes MOULTON, Seth (D-MA): yes DINGELL, Debbie (D-MI): yes WATSON COLEMAN, Bonnie (D-NJ): yes ADAMS, Alma (D-NC): yes BOYLE, Brendan Francis (D-PA): yes BARRAGÁN, Nanette Diaz (D-CA): yes BLUNT ROCHESTER, Lisa (D-DE): yes CARBAJAL, Salud (D-CA): yes CORREA, Jose Luis (D-CA): yes ESPAILLAT, Adriano J. (D-NY): yes GONZALEZ, Vicente, Jr. (D-TX): yes JAYAPAL, Pramila (D-WA): yes KHANNA, Ro (D-CA): yes KRISHNAMOORTHI, S. Raja (D-IL): yes PANETTA, James Varni (D-CA): yes RASKIN, Jamie Ben (D-MD): yes SOTO, Darren Michael (D-FL): yes SUOZZI, Thomas (D-NY): yes GOMEZ, Jimmy (D-CA): yes MORELLE, Joseph (D-NY): yes SCANLON, Mary Gay (D-PA): yes ALLRED, Colin (D-TX): yes CASTEN, Sean (D-IL): yes CRAIG, Angela (D-MN): yes CROW, Jason (D-CO): yes DAVIDS, Sharice (D-KS): yes ESCOBAR, Veronica (D-TX): yes FLETCHER, Elizabeth (D-TX): yes GARCÍA, Jesús (D-IL): yes GARCIA, Sylvia (D-TX): yes GOLDEN, Jared (D-ME): yes HARDER, Josh (D-CA): yes HAYES, Jahana (D-CT): yes HOULAHAN, Christina (D-PA): yes KIM, Andy (D-NJ): yes LEVIN, Mike (D-CA): yes McBATH, Lucy (D-GA): yes NEGUSE, Joseph (D-CO): yes OCASIO-CORTEZ, Alexandria (D-NY): yes OMAR, Ilhan (D-MN): yes PAPPAS, Chris (D-NH): yes PHILLIPS, Dean (D-MN): yes PRESSLEY, Ayanna (D-MA): yes SCHRIER, Kim (D-WA): yes SHERRILL, Mikie (D-NJ): yes SLOTKIN, Elissa (D-MI): yes SPANBERGER, Abigail (D-VA): yes STANTON, Greg (D-AZ): yes STEVENS, Haley (D-MI): yes TLAIB, Rashida (D-MI): yes TRAHAN, Lori (D-MA): yes TRONE, David (D-MD): yes UNDERWOOD, Lauren (D-IL): yes AUCHINCLOSS, Jake (D-MA): yes BUSH, Cori (D-MO): yes JACOBS, Sara (D-CA): yes LEGER FERNANDEZ, Teresa (D-NM): yes MANNING, Kathy E. (D-NC): yes MRVAN, Frank J. (D-IN): yes ROSS, Deborah K. (D-NC): yes STRICKLAND, Marilyn (D-WA): yes TORRES, Ritchie (D-NY): yes WILLIAMS, Nikema (D-GA): yes CARTER, Troy (D-LA): yes STANSBURY, Melanie Ann (D-NM): yes BROWN, Shontel M. (D-OH): yes CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Sheila (D-FL): yes PELTOLA, Mary Sattler (D-AK): yes RYAN, Patrick (D-NY): yes BALINT, Becca (D-VT): yes BUDZINSKI, Nikki (D-IL): yes CARAVEO, Yadira (D-CO): yes CASAR, Greg (D-TX): yes CROCKETT, Jasmine (D-TX): yes DAVIS, Don (D-NC): yes DELUZIO, Chris (D-PA): yes FOUSHEE, Valerie (D-NC): yes FROST, Maxwell (D-FL): yes GARCIA, Robert (D-CA): yes HOYLE, Val (D-OR): yes IVEY, Glenn (D-MD): yes JACKSON, Jonathan (D-IL): yes JACKSON, Jeff (D-NC): yes LANDSMAN, Greg (D-OH): yes LEE, Summer (D-PA): yes MAGAZINER, Seth (D-RI): yes MCGARVEY, Morgan (D-KY): yes MENENDEZ, Robert (D-NJ): yes MOSKOWITZ, Jared (D-FL): yes MULLIN, Kevin (D-CA): yes NICKEL, Wiley (D-NC): yes PEREZ, Marie Gluesenkamp (D-WA): yes PETTERSEN, Brittany (D-CO): yes SALINAS, Andrea (D-OR): yes SCHOLTEN, Hillary (D-MI): yes SORENSEN, Eric (D-IL): yes SYKES, Emilia (D-OH): yes THANEDAR, Shri (D-MI): yes TOKUDA, Jill (D-HI): yes VASQUEZ, Gabriel (D-NM): yes MCCLELLAN, Jennifer (D-VA): yes AMO, Gabe (D-RI): yes KENNEDY, Timothy M. (D-NY): yes MCIVER, LaMonica (D-NJ): yes LEE CARTER, Erica (D-TX): yes WATERS, Maxine (D-CA): yes DeLAURO, Rosa L. (D-CT): yes ESHOO, Anna Georges (D-CA): yes THOMPSON, Bennie (D-MS): yes NADLER, Jerrold Lewis (D-NY): yes VELÁZQUEZ, Nydia M. (D-NY): yes DOGGETT, Lloyd Alton, II (D-TX): yes BLUMENAUER, Earl (D-OR): yes SHERMAN, Brad (D-CA): yes DEGETTE, Diana (D-CO): yes DAVIS, Danny K. (D-IL): yes McGOVERN, James P. (D-MA): yes SMITH, Adam (D-WA): yes MEEKS, Gregory W. (D-NY): yes LEE, Barbara (D-CA): yes THOMPSON, Michael (D-CA): yes LARSON, John B. (D-CT): yes SCHAKOWSKY, Janice D. (D-IL): yes DELBENE, Suzan K. (D-WA): yes CLYBURN, James Enos (D-SC): yes SCOTT, Robert C. (D-VA): yes LOFGREN, Zoe (D-CA): no SCHIFF, Adam (D-CA): did not vote LYNCH, Stephen F. (D-MA): did not vote GRIJALVA, Raúl M. (D-AZ): did not vote SÁNCHEZ, Linda T. (D-CA): did not vote SCOTT, David (D-GA): did not vote PINGREE, Chellie (D-ME): did not vote CONNOLLY, Gerald E. (Gerry) (D-VA): did not vote CÁRDENAS, Tony (D-CA): did not vote FRANKEL, Lois (D-FL): did not vote CARTWRIGHT, Matt (D-PA): did not vote GALLEGO, Ruben (D-AZ): did not vote NORCROSS, Donald (D-NJ): did not vote BEYER, Donald Sternoff Jr. (D-VA): did not vote EVANS, Dwight (D-PA): did not vote GOTTHEIMER, Josh S. (D-NJ): did not vote WILD, Susan (D-PA): did not vote DEAN, Madeleine (D-PA): did not vote LEE, Susie (D-NV): did not vote PORTER, Katie (D-CA): did not vote WEXTON, Jennifer (D-VA): did not vote BOWMAN, Jamaal (D-NY): did not vote GOLDMAN, Daniel (D-NY): did not vote KAMLAGER-DOVE, Sydney (D-CA): did not vote RAMIREZ, Delia (D-IL): did not vote BISHOP, Sanford Dixon, Jr. (D-GA): did not vote NAPOLITANO, Grace Flores (D-CA): did not vote DIAZ-BALART, Mario (R-FL): did not vote McHENRY, Patrick T. (R-NC): did not vote MCMORRIS RODGERS, Cathy (R-WA): did not vote LAMBORN, Doug (R-CO): did not vote JOYCE, David (R-OH): did not vote BIGGS, Andrew S. (R-AZ): did not vote FERGUSON, Anderson Drew IV (R-GA): did not vote TENNEY, Claudia (R-NY): did not vote ARMSTRONG, Kelly (R-ND): did not vote CRENSHAW, Daniel (R-TX): did not vote MEUSER, Dan (R-PA): did not vote WALTZ, Michael (R-FL): did not vote GARCIA, Mike (R-CA): did not vote DONALDS, Byron (R-FL): did not vote GARBARINO, Andrew R. (R-NY): did not vote JACKSON, Ronny (R-TX): did not vote SPARTZ, Victoria (R-IN): did not vote HUNT, Wesley (R-TX): did not vote JAMES, John (R-MI): did not vote LUNA, Anna (R-FL): did not vote MOLINARO, Marcus (R-NY): did not vote WILLIAMS, Brandon (R-NY): did not vote GRANGER, Kay (R-TX): did not vote MASSIE, Thomas (R-KY): did not vote ROGERS, Harold Dallas (Hal) (R-KY): yes SMITH, Christopher Henry (R-NJ): yes ISSA, Darrell (R-CA): yes GRAVES, Samuel (R-MO): yes WILSON, Joe (R-SC): yes ROGERS, Mike Dennis (R-AL): yes TURNER, Michael R. (R-OH): yes COLE, Tom (R-OK): yes BURGESS, Michael C. (R-TX): yes CARTER, John R. (R-TX): yes FOXX, Virginia Ann (R-NC): yes MCCAUL, Michael T. (R-TX): yes BUCHANAN, Vernon G. (R-FL): yes WALBERG, Tim (R-MI): yes SMITH, Adrian (R-NE): yes JORDAN, Jim (R-OH): yes LATTA, Robert E. (R-OH): yes WITTMAN, Robert J. (R-VA): yes BILIRAKIS, Gus (R-FL): yes SCALISE, Steve (R-LA): yes McCLINTOCK, Tom (R-CA): yes POSEY, Bill (R-FL): yes GUTHRIE, Brett (R-KY): yes LUETKEMEYER, Blaine (R-MO): yes THOMPSON, Glenn (R-PA): yes GOSAR, Paul (R-AZ): yes SCHWEIKERT, David (R-AZ): yes CRAWFORD, Rick (R-AR): yes WOMACK, Steve (R-AR): yes WEBSTER, Daniel A. (R-FL): yes SCOTT, Austin (R-GA): yes BUCSHON, Larry (R-IN): yes HARRIS, Andy (R-MD): yes HUIZENGA, Bill (R-MI): yes KELLY, Mike (R-PA): yes DUNCAN, Jeff (R-SC): yes FLEISCHMANN, Chuck (R-TN): yes DESJARLAIS, Scott (R-TN): yes GRIFFITH, H. Morgan (R-VA): yes AMODEI, Mark E. (R-NV): yes LAMALFA, Doug (R-CA): yes VALADAO, David G. (R-CA): yes BARR, Garland H. (Andy), IV (R-KY): yes WAGNER, Ann (R-MO): yes HUDSON, Richard (R-NC): yes WENSTRUP, Brad (R-OH): yes PERRY, Scott (R-PA): yes WEBER, Randy (R-TX): yes WILLIAMS, Roger (R-TX): yes SMITH, Jason (R-MO): yes PALMER, Gary James (R-AL): yes HILL, French (R-AR): yes CARTER, Buddy (R-GA): yes LOUDERMILK, Barry D. (R-GA): yes ALLEN, Rick W. (R-GA): yes BOST, Mike (R-IL): yes GRAVES, Garret (R-LA): yes MOOLENAAR, John (R-MI): yes EMMER, Thomas Earl, II (R-MN): yes ZINKE, Ryan (R-MT): yes STEFANIK, Elise M. (R-NY): yes ROUZER, David (R-NC): yes BABIN, Brian (R-TX): yes NEWHOUSE, Daniel Milton (R-WA): yes MOONEY, Alex X. (R-WV): yes GROTHMAN, Glenn (R-WI): yes KELLY, Trent (R-MS): yes LAHOOD, Darin (R-IL): yes WESTERMAN, Bruce (R-AR): yes DAVIDSON, Warren (R-OH): yes COMER, James (R-KY): yes ARRINGTON, Jodey Cook (R-TX): yes BACON, Donald J. (R-NE): yes BANKS, James E. (R-IN): yes BERGMAN, John (R-MI): yes DUNN, Neal Patrick (R-FL): yes FITZPATRICK, Brian K. (R-PA): yes HIGGINS, Clay (R-LA): yes KUSTOFF, David (R-TN): yes MAST, Brian Jeffrey (R-FL): yes RUTHERFORD, John Henry (R-FL): yes SMUCKER, Lloyd K. (R-PA): yes ESTES, Ron (R-KS): yes NORMAN, Ralph (R-SC): yes CURTIS, John R. (R-UT): yes LESKO, Debbie (R-AZ): yes CLOUD, Michael (R-TX): yes BALDERSON, Troy (R-OH): yes HERN, Kevin (R-OK): yes BAIRD, James (R-IN): yes BURCHETT, Timothy (R-TN): yes CLINE, Benjamin (R-VA): yes FULCHER, Russell (R-ID): yes GOODEN, Lance (R-TX): yes GREEN, Mark E. (R-TN): yes GUEST, Michael (R-MS): yes JOHNSON, Dustin (Dusty) (R-SD): yes JOYCE, John (R-PA): yes MILLER, Carol (R-WV): yes PENCE, Gregory (R-IN): yes RESCHENTHALER, Guy (R-PA): yes ROSE, John (R-TN): yes ROY, Charles (R-TX): yes STAUBER, Peter (R-MN): yes STEIL, Bryan (R-WI): yes STEUBE, W. Greg (R-FL): yes TIMMONS, William (R-SC): yes BISHOP, Dan (R-NC): yes MURPHY, Gregory Francis (R-NC): yes TIFFANY, Thomas P. (R-WI): yes BENTZ, Cliff (R-OR): yes BICE, Stephanie I. (R-OK): yes BOEBERT, Lauren (R-CO): yes CAMMACK, Kat (R-FL): yes CARL, Jerry L. (R-AL): yes CLYDE, Andrew S. (R-GA): yes FALLON, Pat (R-TX): yes FEENSTRA, Randy (R-IA): yes FISCHBACH, Michelle (R-MN): yes FITZGERALD, Scott (R-WI): yes FRANKLIN, C. Scott (R-FL): yes GIMENEZ, Carlos A. (R-FL): yes GONZALES, Tony (R-TX): yes GOOD, Bob (R-VA): yes GREENE, Marjorie Taylor (R-GA): yes HARSHBARGER, Diana (R-TN): yes HINSON, Ashley (R-IA): yes KIM, Young (R-CA): yes LATURNER, Jake (R-KS): yes MACE, Nancy (R-SC): yes MALLIOTAKIS, Nicole (R-NY): yes MANN, Tracey (R-KS): yes MCCLAIN, Lisa C. (R-MI): yes MILLER, Mary E. (R-IL): yes MILLER-MEEKS, Mariannette (R-IA): yes MOORE, Barry (R-AL): yes MOORE, Blake D. (R-UT): yes NEHLS, Troy E. (R-TX): yes OBERNOLTE, Jay (R-CA): yes OWENS, Burgess (R-UT): yes PFLUGER, August (R-TX): yes ROSENDALE, Matthew M., Sr. (R-MT): yes SALAZAR, Maria Elvira (R-FL): yes STEEL, Michelle (R-CA): yes VAN DUYNE, Beth (R-TX): yes LETLOW, Julia (R-LA): yes ELLZEY, Jake (R-TX): yes CAREY, Mike (R-OH): yes FLOOD, Mike (R-NE): yes FINSTAD, Brad (R-MN): yes YAKYM, Rudy, III (R-IN): yes ALFORD, Mark (R-MO): yes BEAN, Aaron (R-FL): yes BRECHEEN, Josh (R-OK): yes BURLISON, Eric (R-MO): yes CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Lori (R-OR): yes CISCOMANI, Juan (R-AZ): yes COLLINS, Mike (R-GA): yes CRANE, Eli (R-AZ): yes D'ESPOSITO, Anthony (R-NY): yes DE LA CRUZ, Monica (R-TX): yes DUARTE, John (R-CA): yes EDWARDS, Chuck (R-NC): yes EZELL, Mike (R-MS): yes FRY, Russell (R-SC): yes HAGEMAN, Harriet (R-WY): yes HOUCHIN, Erin (R-IN): yes KEAN, Thomas (R-NJ): yes KIGGANS, Jennifer (R-VA): yes KILEY, Kevin (R-CA): yes LALOTA, Nicholas (R-NY): yes LANGWORTHY, Nick (R-NY): yes LAWLER, Michael (R-NY): yes LEE, Laurel (R-FL): yes LUTTRELL, Morgan (R-TX): yes MCCORMICK, Rich (R-GA): yes MILLER, Max (R-OH): yes MILLS, Cory (R-FL): yes MORAN, Nathaniel (R-TX): yes NUNN, Zach (R-IA): yes OGLES, Andy (R-TN): yes SELF, Keith (R-TX): yes STRONG, Dale (R-AL): yes VAN ORDEN, Derrick (R-WI): yes MALOY, Celeste (R-UT): yes FONG, Vince (R-CA): yes RULLI, Michael A. (R-OH): yes LOPEZ, Greg (R-CO): yes WIED, Tony (R-WI): yes CALVERT, Ken (R-CA): yes LUCAS, Frank D. (R-OK): yes ADERHOLT, Robert (R-AL): yes SESSIONS, Pete (R-TX): yes SIMPSON, Michael K. (R-ID): yes VAN DREW, Jefferson (R-NJ): yes
Party Yes No Didn't vote Democratic 186 1 26 Republican 195 0 24
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