United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4223 (114th)
POST GRAD Act
Introduced
10 December 2015
Last action
23 March 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Sponsors
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], David Scott, Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
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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Timeline
10 December 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
10 December 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 December 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 March 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 10 December 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- David Scott · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] · D · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → POST GRAD Act
- related to ← HIGHER ED Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4223
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4223
- us · 114-hr-4223 · source updated 23 March 2026