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US HR3418
POST GRAD Act Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act
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Introduced
06/21/2019
06/21/2019
In Committee
06/21/2019
06/21/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students. This bill makes graduate and professional students eligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program beginning on July 1, 2019. Graduate and professional students have been ineligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans since July 1, 2012.
AI Summary
This bill, the Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act, amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans available to graduate and professional students. The bill makes these students eligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program, starting on July 1, 2019. Graduate and professional students have been ineligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans since July 1, 2012. Additionally, the bill exempts the regulations under this Act from the rulemaking requirements of the Higher Education Act.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (20)
Judy Chu (D)*,
Julia Brownley (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Brenda Lawrence (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (on 06/21/2019)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3418/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3418/BILLS-116hr3418ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3418/BILLS-116hr3418ih.pdf.pdf |
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