US HR4631

Bill

US HR4631

POST GRAD Act Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act

Introduced
07/22/2021

In Committee
07/22/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL 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 profes- sional students.

AI Summary

This bill, the Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST GRAD Act), aims to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students. It amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to temporarily extend the provision that allowed the Secretary to make such loans, which was previously set to terminate in 2012. The bill also specifies that the rulemaking requirements of the Higher Education Act do not apply to the regulations under this Act.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (23)

Judy Chu (D)*, Don Beyer (D), Julia Brownley (D), Madeleine Dean (D), Peter DeFazio (D), Mark DeSaulnier (D), John Garamendi (D), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D), Derek Kilmer (D), Brenda Lawrence (D), Barbara Lee (D), Ted Lieu (D), Grace Meng (D), Gwen Moore (D), Grace Napolitano (D), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Scott Peters (D), Linda Sánchez (D), Jan Schakowsky (D), Eric Swalwell (D), Mark Takano (D), Dina Titus (D), Juan Vargas (D),

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (on 07/22/2021)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4631/all-info

(2 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4631/all-info	07/23/2021
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr4631/BILLS-117hr4631ih.pdf	08/07/2021
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr4631/BILLS-117hr4631ih.pdf.pdf	08/07/2021

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR3418	POST GRAD Act Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.	Reintroduced
HR6424	HIGHER ED Act Helping Individuals Get a Higher Education while Reducing Education Debt Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.	Related

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