H.R. 8820: PASS Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-11-24 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-11-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

PASS Act

Plain summary

Pandemic Accommodation to Support Students Act or the PASS Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to extend certain temporary relief related to federal student loans. Specifically, the bill extends to September 30, 2021, the suspension of payments and interest due on Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loans that are held by ED. Further, ED must carry out a program, beginning on August 1, 2021, to provide at least six notices to borrowers that normal payment obligations will resume.

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Official text

PASS Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] · 82 cosponsors

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Adam Smith (D-WA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), John B. Larson (D-CT), Julia Brownley (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Josh Harder (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Dina Titus (D-NV), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Grace Meng (D-NY), Darren Soto (D-FL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and 22 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] reported raising $2.8 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-116hr8820.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr8820 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116