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H.R. 4502 116th Congress House

GRADUATE Act

Official title: To eliminate the time limitations on federally subsidized student loans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 26, 2019 Introduced by: Sean Casten Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Education Government lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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Sep 26, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 26, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 26, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Giving Relief And Dollars to Undergraduates for Adequate Time for Education Act or the GRADUATE Act

This bill eliminates the time limit on taking out federally subsidized student loans, allowing borrowers who have not reached the limit of what they may borrow to continue to obtain funding.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 21, 2019
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Sep 26, 2019
Haaland, Debra
· Sep 26, 2019
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Sep 26, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4502: GRADUATE Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4502/
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"H.R. 4502: GRADUATE Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4502/.
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H.R. 4502, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4502/.
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