On this page, you'll find proposals to streamline or modify the federal financial aid application process.
Sponsor: Rep. Smith [R-NJ]
Introduced: 03/31/2025
NASFAA Summary & Analysis: This bill would restore the practice of dividing the Student Aid Index by the number of children in a family who are enrolled at least half-time in eligible higher education programs. The amendment would apply starting with the 2025–2026 award year.
Sponsor: Rep. Mann [R-KS]/Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 02/06/2025
NASFAA Summary & Analysis: This bill would restore the exemption of family farms and small businesses from the definition of assets when completing the FAFSA.
Sponsor: Mann [Rep.-R-KS]
Introduced: 02/28/2023
NASFAA Summary & Analysis: This bill seeks to restore the exemptions of family farms and small businesses under the FAFSA; the bill would restore the exclusion of family farm and small business net worths from assets in the calculation of the new Student Aid Index (SAI).
Legislative Tracker Overview | Archive: FAFSA Simplification
Publication Date: 3/31/2025
Verification: 2026-2027 - February 2026: Verification 2026-27
Verification: 2026-27 (Extended Edition)
Verification: 2025-2026 - September 2025: Verification: 2025-26
FAFSA Simplification Web Center
How Do We Verify Income Earned From Work For a U.S. Nontax Filer?
How Do We Verify a Victim Of IRS Tax-Related Identity Theft? (Award Year: 2025-26>)
Is Self-Employment Income From Schedule K-1 Included In Income Earned From Work?
Can the School Electronically Retain the Student's ID and Statement of Educational Purpose?
When Will Identity Verification Results Reporting Become Available?
FAFSA Batch Corrections Webinar Handout
Verification: 2025-26 (Extended Edition) Webinar Transcript
Verification: 2025-26 (Extended Edition) Webinar FAQ
Is It Conflicting Information When a Student Changes the Parent Of Record On a Subsequent ISIR?
Can We Change FAFSA Data Without Signed Documentation?
Verification: 2025-26 (Extended Edition)
Verification: 2025-26 (Extended Edition) Webinar Handout
How Should a Person Living In a Foreign Country Report and Verify Income? (Award Year: 2024-25>)
Institutional Verification Worksheet Samples
Verification of Non-tax Filer - Parent
Verification of Family Size - Dependent
Verification of Family Size - Independent
Verification of Non-tax Filer - Student
Off the Cuff - Episode 310 Transcript
Can We Use a Fiscal Year Foreign Tax Return To Complete Verification?
How Do We Resolve Comment Codes 283 and 284? (Award Year: 2024-25>)
2024 New Aid Officer Training: Professional Judgment Webinar Handout
New Aid Officer Training Webinar Series 2024-2025
New Aid Officer Training Webinar Series 2024-2025: New Aid Officer Training Webinar Series 2024-2025
Must We Populate Income Fields That We Are Not Correcting, Updating, Or Adjusting?
Do We Hold Disbursements If We Are Unable To Report Identity Verification Results?
When Is Verification Required For Amended Or Corrected Tax Return Filers?
Are We Required To Verify Students Who Appear In Our AHSI25OP Files For V4 or V5 Verification?