Professional Degree Access Restoration Act
Sen. Alsobrooks Introduces the Professional Degree Access Restoration Act to Boost Graduate Student Loans
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Graduate and professional students — those pursuing degrees in fields like medicine, law, business, and education — would regain access to higher federal loan limits. This means they could borrow more from the government at lower rates with stronger borrower protections instead of being forced to rely on private lenders with fewer safeguards. The bill directly targets the roughly 3 million students enrolled in graduate and professional programs.
“To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reverse the reductions in Federal loan availability for graduate and professional students enacted under Public Law 119-21.”
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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Professional Degree Access Restoration Act
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