WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The House overwhelmingly passed legislation that would require the FAFSA application to be released and fully operational by Oct. 1. The FAFSA Deadline Act aims to give students and schools more time and clarity to complete the form required for federal student aid when applying to colleges and universities. The current law requires FAFSA to be made available by Jan. 1, though it is usually available in October. “This bill…

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WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — A measure to ensure the federal student aid form opens up annually by Oct. 1 passed the U.S. House Friday with overwhelming bipartisan support.
The effort — which passed 381-1 — came after the U.S. Department of Education faced major backlash over the botched rollout of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. California Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren was the only lawmaker to vote against the bi…

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WASHINGTON — A measure to ensure the federal student aid form opens up annually by Oct. 1 passed the U.S. House Friday with overwhelming bipartisan support.

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