 Republican Senator Bill Cassidy has introduced a bill requiring the Department of Education to make the free application for federal student aid form available on October 1st annually. Cassidy says when it comes to the FAFSA, the Department of Education has been, you know, meeting the letter of the law, but not the actual intent of the law. No, we want them available and we want them available for the students and their families to begin making the calculations necessary for their future.