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HR 2526 115th Congress House Education Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Education Higher education Student aid and college costs

POST GRAD Act

Introduced: December 18, 2017 Introduced by: Chu, Judy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 18, 2017
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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, 2017. (Graduate and professional students have been ineligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans since July 1, 2012.)

What's happening now May 18, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5549 Related bill HIGHER ED Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 19
Walz, Timothy
· Dec 18, 2017
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Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 23, 2017
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jul 25, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 18, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 21, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 7, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 24, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 24, 2017
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 24, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 18, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 18, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · May 18, 2017
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · May 18, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 18, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 18, 2017
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 18, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 18, 2017
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 18, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 18, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · May 18, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2526: POST GRAD Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2526/
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"H.R. 2526: POST GRAD Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2526/.
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H.R. 2526, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2526/.
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