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H.R. 8904 116th Congress House

Perkins Access, Retention, and Completion (ARC) Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish the Federal Perkins ARC loan program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 8, 2020 Introduced by: Mark Pocan Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Perkins Access, Retention, and Completion (ARC) Act

This bill establishes the Federal Perkins Access, Retention, and Completion (ARC) Loan program. The program makes a new type of student loan, known as the Federal Perkins ARC Loan, available to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. The program replaces the Federal Perkins Loan program, which expired in September 2017.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 3 Democratic 3
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Chu, Judy
California · Dec 16, 2020
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Dec 8, 2020
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Dec 8, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8904: Perkins Access, Retention, and Completion (ARC) Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8904/
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"H.R. 8904: Perkins Access, Retention, and Completion (ARC) Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8904/.
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