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GRAD Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-10-28
Introduced
19
Cosponsors
HR
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Democrat · AL · Representative
Votes with party: 96.3% (599 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (19)

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-10-28

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Plain-English Summary

Guaranteeing Retention and Aid During Shutdowns Act or the GRAD Act This bill prohibits institutions of higher education that participate in federal student aid programs from terminating or otherwise altering the enrollment status of a student due to a disruption of the student’s federal student financial aid caused by a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown).

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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