U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 5850
GRAD Act
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education, as a condition of participating in programs under title IV of such Act, to not terminate or otherwise alter the enrollment status of a student due to a disruption of the student's Federal student financial aid under such title caused by a lapse in appropriations.
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- Sponsor
- Shomari FiguresD-AL-2
- Introduced
- October 28, 2025, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Education (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
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Cosponsors (19)
19 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- André CarsonD-IN-7
- Angie CraigD-MN-2
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3
- Cleo FieldsD-LA-6
- Valerie P. FousheeD-NC-4
- Daniel S. GoldmanD-NY-10
- Jonathan L. JacksonD-IL-1
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4
- Timothy M. KennedyD-NY-26
- Summer L. LeeD-PA-12
- LaMonica McIverD-NJ-10
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Stacey E. PlaskettD-VI-AL
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-12
- Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7
Signed on later
- Jared HuffmanD-CA-2November 7, 2025
- Greg LandsmanD-OH-1November 7, 2025
- Terri A. SewellD-AL-7November 7, 2025
- Hillary J. ScholtenD-MI-3May 29, 2026