Protecting Students from Graduate Debt

Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD Act)

Introduced in the 119th Congress, 1st Session, H.R. 3711, this bill aims to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students.

Bill Details

Introduced in the House of Representatives on June 4, 2025
Referenced to the Committee on Education and Workforce
Cited as H.R. 3711 IH

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

Section 1: Short Title

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Our Stu- dents by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt5
Act’’ or the ‘‘POST GRAD Act’’.6

Section 2: Reinstatement of Authority

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

in the paragraph heading, by inserting ‘‘TEMPORARY’’ before ‘‘TERMINATION’’;
in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, and ending on or before June 30, 2025’’ 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).