Congress Moves to Protect Federal Student Aid for Nursing, Teaching, and Public Health Degrees
This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on Education and Workforce. No action has been taken on the proposal since December 2025, which means it has been stalled for about six months. The committee must choose to review the bill before it can move any further in the legislative process.
No action since December 2025
How this policy affects specific groups of people
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Covers Dingell’s bill to restore/clarify access to federal student aid after Education Department moves to narrow the “professional degree” definition affecting health and education fields.
Fact-check style explainer on the Education Department proposal and which graduate programs would be excluded—context for why Congress is pursuing bills like the Clarity in Professional Degree Act.
Updated January 2026 explainer on proposed federal loan-cap rules and legislative responses; includes a section summarizing the Clarity in Professional Degree Act among other bills.
No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Clarity in Professional Degree Act
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