H.R. 6502 · 116th Congress
COVID-19 Graduate Relief Act
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This bill allows students who graduate from institutions of higher education in 2020 to defer payments on their federal student loans for up to three years.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 14, 2020
COVID-19 Graduate Relief Act
This bill allows students who graduate from institutions of higher education in 2020 to defer payments on their federal student loans for up to three years.
The Department of Education (ED) may extend deferment eligibility to students who graduate in 2021 and 2022, if ED determines that the anticipated economic impact of the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19 or another coronavirus with pandemic potential) on these graduates necessitates an extension. ED must consider certain factors, such as recent unemployment statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, when determining whether to extend deferment eligibility to these graduates.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: COVID-19 Graduate Relief Act
Latest action (Apr 14, 2020): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 14, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.