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H. R. 7463 — An Act Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.
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March 06, 2024
Status:Enrolled Bill
Congress:118
Words:1,009
H.R. 7463, also known as the "Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024," is a bill that extends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 by amending specific dates in the law. It also introduces modifications to the FAFSA, a financial aid form for students, by...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7463 is a bill that helps the government keep running with its current budget and changes some rules to make getting money for school easier, but it’s not clear how all the money will be used, and they are not following usual rules to keep track of spending.
H. R. 8932 — To establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA.
September 20, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:456
H.R. 8932 is a bill that aims to set an earlier application processing deadline for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). It proposes to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, ensuring the FAFSA application cycle starts no later than October 1 of the year...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8932 is a plan to let students apply for college money help earlier by moving the start date from January to October, so they have more time to plan for school.
H. R. 8932 — An Act To establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA.
November 15, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:248
H. R. 8932 aims to make the FAFSA application process earlier by amending the Higher Education Act of 1965. It mandates that the FAFSA application period start no later than October 1 of the year before a student plans to enroll in college. The bill also requires the...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to make sure that students can start filling out their college money help form, called FAFSA, earlier each year, starting by October 1. The government needs to check if this can happen on time and explain why if it can’t.
S. 3537 — To require the Secretary of Education to disclose information about career and technical education and funding under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, and require FAFSA applications to include a career and technical education acknowledgment.
December 14, 2023
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:467
S. 3537, also known as the “CTE Awareness Act,” requires the Secretary of Education to publish information about career and technical education programs and available funding on the Department of Education's website. This information must include details like average program...
Simple Explanation
In this bill, S. 3537, the government wants to make sure everyone knows about special programs and jobs you can learn and train for instead of going to a regular 4-year college. They also want to tell people about these options when they fill out forms to get help paying for school.
H. R. 8932 — To establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA.
July 05, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:195
H. R. 8932, known as the "FAFSA Deadline Act," aims to modify the submission timeline for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The bill proposes changing the current deadline from January 1 to October 1 of the year before a student's planned enrollment,...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 8932 wants to make students turn in their FAFSA forms earlier, by October 1 instead of January 1, so that they can find out about financial aid sooner for college.
H. RES. 1568 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8932) to establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7409) to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8446) to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes.
November 13, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:541
H. RES. 1568 allows the U.S. House of Representatives to discuss three specific bills. First, it considers H.R. 8932, which speeds up the FAFSA application process, by automatically including proposed changes from a committee. Second, it allows discussion of H.R. 7409, which changes the...
Simple Explanation
This plan lets grown-ups talk about three ideas: making it easier to fill out college money forms, changing some rules about getting special permission to dig in the ground, and updating a list of important stuff we need. Each idea gets one hour to talk about and can be changed a little bit at the end.
S. 4632 — To establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA.
July 08, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:205
S. 4632 is a bill that aims to change the submission date for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). It proposes amending the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that the FAFSA be submitted no later than October 1 prior to a student's planned year of...
Simple Explanation
Imagine you have a special form you fill out to get help to pay for school. This bill says you need to fill it out a little earlier, by October 1, so you have more time to plan before starting school.
H. R. 8932 — An Act To establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA.
November 18, 2024
Status:Received in Senate
Congress:118
Words:237
H. R. 8932, titled the “FAFSA Deadline Act,” aims to create an earlier timeline for processing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The bill modifies the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require FAFSA applications to be processed by October 1 preceding the applicant’s...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants schools to check financial aid forms earlier so students and their families know how much help they can get before going to college. It also asks the Education Department to let everyone know if they can't finish reviewing these forms on time.
H. R. 8932 — An Act To establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA.
November 23, 2024
Status:Enrolled Bill
Congress:118
Words:247
The FAFSA Deadline Act (H.R. 8932) aims to start the FAFSA application process earlier. It amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure that applications open by October 1, instead of January 1, for students' planned year of enrollment. The Act also requires the...
Simple Explanation
The FAFSA Deadline Act wants to make sure that students can start filling out their college money forms earlier, on October 1, but there might be some problems if things don't go as planned, and the rules to fix them aren't super clear.

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