House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-145
FAFSA Deadline Act
Became law on Dec 11, 2024.
Sponsor: Rep. Erin Houchin R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 5, 2024
- Committee actionJul 10, 2024
- Passed HouseNov 15, 2024 · 381–1
- Passed SenateNov 21, 2024 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 5, 2024
- Became lawDec 11, 2024
Latest action: Dec 11, 2024 — Became Public Law No: 118-145.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8932.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8932, FAFSA Deadline Act” on July 22, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on July 10, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 22, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60567
- CBO publication date
- July 22, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8932, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8932
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-695 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on September 20, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 20, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/695
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8932, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8932
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HOUCHIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 111, July 5, 2024, Page H4457):U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSASource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 5, 2024 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 149 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8932, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8932
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5b4b25fa738e84505efa62510abb63b078d7e35aa5198936ca7325e11d9284cf
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
10 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 1 independent
0 of 10 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jack Bergman (R-MI), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), William Timmons (R-SC), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Brandon Williams (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
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- H.Res. 241 (118th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) to ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation's public schools.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.