HOUSE 5850119th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

GRAD Act

Last Action: 10/28/2025

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2025-10-28Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-10-28Introduced in House
2025-10-28Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2025-10-28 (00)

Guaranteeing Retention and Aid During Shutdowns Act or the GRAD Act

This bill prohibits institutions of higher education that participate in federal student aid programs from terminating or otherwise altering the enrollment status of a student due to a disruption of the student’s federal student financial aid caused by a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown).

Cosponsors (19)

Cleo Fields (D-LA)
Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
André Carson (D-IN)
Valerie Foushee (D-NC)
Angie Craig (D-MN)
Summer Lee (D-PA)
Dwight Evans (D-PA)
Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
Henry Johnson (D-GA)
Timothy Kennedy (D-NY)
Daniel Goldman (D-NY)
Terri Sewell (D-AL)
Jared Huffman (D-CA)
Greg Landsman (D-OH)
Hillary Scholten (D-MI)

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