FAFSA Deadline Act This 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.) 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 plann…
VOTE BREAKDOWN
Final passage · 367 politicians tracked
336
YEA
1
NAY
0
PRESENT
30
NOT VOTING
BY PARTY
MONEY ON THIS BILL
Top donor industries among YEA voters vs NAY voters · lobbying activity in affected industries
⬆ YEA voters — top donor industries
⬇ NAY voters — top donor industries
◎ Lobbying activity by issue area
No bill-issue lobbying matches.
“Pts” = sum of per-member industry donation scores (% of total donations from that industry, summed across the group). Higher means that industry funds a larger share of contributions for that voting bloc.
INDIVIDUAL VOTES
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SPONSORS

Erin Houchin
R-IN · Primary
9 COSPONSORS
REPUBLICAN





+3 more (see dot grid above)
SPONSOR FUNDING
Top industries funding Houchin
TRAIL AI
HR 8932, the FAFSA Deadline Act, addresses the deadline for submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, receiving 336 yes votes and 1 no vote, with Democrats voting 164 to 1 in favor and Republicans voting 171 to 0 in favor. The bill was signed into law during the 118th Congress.
Based on public voting records. Does not imply causation.
TIMELINE
DATA SOURCES
Bill data: Congress.gov · 117th–119th Congress (2021–present)
Vote records: House Clerk / Senate · 2021–present
Reflects public records. Does not imply causation.