H.R. 4223: POST GRAD Act
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H.R. 4223: POST GRAD Act
114th Congress · introduced 2015-12-10 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-12-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
POST GRAD Act
Plain 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.)
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Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] · 48 cosponsors
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Mark Takano (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), John Garamendi (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Grace Meng (D-NY), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4223.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr4223 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114