Professional Degree Access Restoration Act
This bill amends the Higher Education Act to extend the loan limits for graduate and professional students indefinitely. It removes the previous expiration date (June 30, 2026) for these limits, meaning graduate and professional students will continue to have access to the same federal loan amounts without a set end date. The key change modifies Section 455(a) by eliminating the sunset provision and updating the effective date language in the law. This directly affects students pursuing advanced degrees who rely on federal loans for tuition and living expenses. The bill makes a technical adjustment to existing student loan policy without creating new benefits or altering eligibility criteria.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Dec 2025
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Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 11, 2025
Last action Dec 11, 2025
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Committee
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Dec 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Dec 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 50 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
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State
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P
Ritchie Torres
DDemocratic
Co
Adelita S. Grijalva
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Al Green
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
Co
Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
Co
Cleo Fields
DDemocratic
Co
Daniel S. Goldman
DDemocratic
Co
Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Case
DDemocratic
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