# 119-hr-2272: FAFSA Act of 2025

119-hr-2272, FAFSA Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-06).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2272
- Congress: 119
- Title: FAFSA Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-06

## Summary

**This bill would make people convicted of assault against a police officer or of rioting ineligible for federal student aid.** It would bar Title IV grants, loans, and work assistance and would convert certain grants already received into Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans that accrue interest and are not eligible for forgiveness. - Students convicted of the specified offenses would be ineligible for any Title IV grant, loan (other than the conversion loan), or work assistance. - If a student had received Title IV grants for the program they were enrolled in when the offense occurred, those grants would be treated as Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans and must be repaid with interest from the award date. - Those converted loans would be ineligible for any loan forgiveness, cancellation, discharge, or reduction under the Higher Education Act or any other law or administrative program.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Student aid ban after riot or police assault: cost, high. If enacted, students convicted of assaulting a police officer or of rioting would lose federal student aid under Title IV. Rioting would include inciting, organizing, joining, or aiding a violent riot. This would start with the first award year after the bill becomes law. While disqualified, you co…

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- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2272 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2272)

## Related
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-9489: GRACE for Military Survivors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9489)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1919)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2272 (as of 2026-08-06).