POST GRAD Act
S. 1948119th Congress

POST GRAD Act

Introduced in the SenateSen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)5 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in Senate · Jun 4, 2025

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act or the POST GRAD Act.

Section 2. Reinstatement of authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students

Section 455(a)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)(3)) is amended—

(1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting Temporary before Termination; and

(2) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting, and ending on or before June 30, 2023 after 2012.

Section 3. Inapplicability of rulemaking requirements

The amendments made by this Act shall not be subject to the requirements of section 482(c) or 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(c); 1098a).

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