Support FAFSA Completion Requirement for Washington High School Seniors

Billions in federal financial aid go unclaimed every year because students never fill out the FAFSA, and first-generation and lower-income students are hit hardest.

A letter to your state legislators. Facts checked July 14, 2026.

Send this letter to your state legislators.

Your state legislature decides this issue, not Congress. Use Resistbot to reach them.

The Letter

Subject Please support the FAFSA graduation requirement — our kids deserve to know their options

Every year, thousands of Washington students graduate high school without ever learning they might qualify for financial aid. They assume college isn't for them — not because they couldn't handle it, but because nobody sat them down and showed them what was possible. That gap between students who qualify for aid and students who actually apply for it is costing families real opportunities and costing our state the educated workforce we need.

Governor Ferguson's proposal to make FAFSA completion — or a simple opt-out — part of graduating high school is one of the most practical things we can do to close that gap. This isn't about forcing anyone into college. It's about making sure every senior at least sees what doors are open before they walk out of school for the last time. States that have already done this have seen college enrollment jump, especially among first-generation students and lower-income families who had no idea money was sitting there waiting for them. Washington students shouldn't be leaving that aid on the table just because no one handed them the form.

When this bill comes before you in the 2027 session, I'm asking you to support it. Our kids shouldn't graduate without knowing what they've already earned.

Send Your Letter

Remember: this letter goes to your state legislators. Use Resistbot.

Resistbot

Copy the letter above and fax, email, or mail it to your state or federal representatives.

Text RESIST to 50409 to get started

Send via Resistbot

Democracy.io

Reaches federal Congress only. Use Resistbot for state legislators.

Free tool from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Federal officials only.

Send via Democracy.io

Call Your Representative

Find your state legislators at Plural Policy or text RESIST to 50409 and Resistbot will find them for you

Hi, I'm a constituent from [city], and I'm calling to ask the representative to support Governor Ferguson's proposal to make FAFSA completion part of graduating high school.
Every year, Washington students who qualify for financial aid never apply — not because they don't want to go to college, but because they just didn't know to fill out the form. This proposal fixes that with something really simple.
The bill includes an opt-out, so no one's being forced into anything. Students just have to look at what's available before they graduate. That seems like exactly what we should be doing for our kids.
I'd love to know the representative will be behind this when it comes up in January. This matters to my family and to a lot of families I know — and I vote.

Calls get logged by topic. Volume drives the briefing.

See every letter you can send