POST GRAD Act

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Bill Number

HR 4223

Introduced

Dec 10, 2015

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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Topics

Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Education Education Higher education Student aid and college costs

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Summary

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.)

Actions

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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