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PASS Act

Introduced: November 24, 2020 Introduced by: Underwood, Lauren Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Nov 24, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 24, 2020
Introduced in House
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Pandemic Accommodation to Support Students Act or the PASS Act

This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to extend certain temporary relief related to federal student loans.

Specifically, the bill extends to September 30, 2021, the suspension of payments and interest due on Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loans that are held by ED.

Further, ED must carry out a program, beginning on August 1, 2021, to provide at least six notices to borrowers that normal payment obligations will resume.

What's happening now November 24, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 81
All 81 Democratic 52
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Dec 4, 2020
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Dec 4, 2020
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 4, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Nov 24, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Nov 24, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 24, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Nov 24, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· Nov 24, 2020
Cartwright, Matt
· Nov 24, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 24, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Nov 24, 2020
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Nov 24, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Nov 24, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Nov 24, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 24, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Nov 24, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 24, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Nov 24, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Nov 24, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 24, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 24, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Nov 24, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Nov 24, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Nov 24, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Nov 24, 2020
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Nov 24, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Nov 24, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Nov 24, 2020
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Nov 24, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Nov 24, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Nov 24, 2020
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Nov 24, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 24, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 24, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Nov 24, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 24, 2020
Kuster, Ann
· Nov 24, 2020
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 24, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· Nov 24, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Nov 24, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 24, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 24, 2020
Lowenthal, Alan
· Nov 24, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Nov 24, 2020
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Nov 24, 2020
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 24, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 24, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· Nov 24, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Nov 24, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 24, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8820: PASS Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8820/
MLA
"H.R. 8820: PASS Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8820/.
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H.R. 8820, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8820/.
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[H.R. 8820: PASS Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8820/)
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