On December 11, 2024, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that will require the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) to make the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available by October 1 each year. The FAFSA Deadline Act will require the education secretary to update Congress on whether the USDE expects to meet the deadline.

The FAFSA released next year will be the first form to face the deadline mandated by the FAFSA Deadline Act.

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