HR 4223 114th Congress House

POST GRAD Act

Official title: 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.

Introduced: December 10, 2015 Introduced by: Chu, Judy Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Education Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of EducationHigher educationStudent aid and college costs

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Mar 23, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Dec 10, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Dec 10, 2015

Introduced in House

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Latest action March 23, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make graduate and professional students eligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program beginning on July 1, 2016. (Graduate and professional students have been ineligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans since July 1, 2012.)

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