# 118-hr-8932: FAFSA Deadline Act

118-hr-8932, FAFSA Deadline Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-01-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-8932
- Congress: 118
- Title: FAFSA Deadline Act
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2024-07-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-04

## Summary

**Establishes a firm FAFSA processing deadline of October 1 before a student's planned year of enrollment.** It replaces the prior flexible timing and adds required advance accountability from the Department of Education. - Students and families: Creates a firm October 1 processing deadline tied to the applicant's planned year of enrollment. This moves the FAFSA application cycle earlier in the calendar. - Department of Education and the Secretary: The Secretary must certify by September 1 whether the Department will meet the October 1 deadline. If the Secretary certifies a failure to meet the deadline they must testify by September 30 about the anticipated failure and the financial impact on students and families. - Authorizing committees: Receives the September 1 certification and the mandatory September 30 testimony when deadlines will be missed. That gives committees a specific, advance forum to review missed deadlines and projected student impacts.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2024-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Brandon [R-NY-22] (R-NY), 2024-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2024-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2024-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2024-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA), 2024-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2024-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2024-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2024-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2024-09-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-11-15T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 381 | 1 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Earlier FAFSA timeline and oversight for students: benefit, low. FAFSA processing must finish by October 1 before the year you plan to enroll. By September 1 each cycle, the Education Department must tell Congress if it will meet that date. If it will not, the Secretary must testify by September 30 on the delay and the money impact on students and families. This…

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## Sources
- [118-hr-8932 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8932)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-8932 (as of 2026-01-04).