H.R. 5850In CommitteeEDUCATION
GRAD Act
Key facts
Introduced: Oct 28, 2025
Chamber: House
Cosponsors: 19
Congress: 119th
Latest action · Oct 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Summary
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).
Summary by Congressional Research Service.
Timeline
- Oct 28, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Oct 28, 2025Introduced in House
- Oct 28, 2025Introduced in House
Cosponsors
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] D-LA
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] D-IL
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] D-NJ
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] D-DC
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] D-NY
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] D-IN
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] D-NC
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] D-MN
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] D-PA
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] D-PA
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] D-VI
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] D-MI
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] D-GA
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] D-NY
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] D-NY
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] D-AL
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] D-CA
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] D-OH
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] D-MI
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