PASS Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D UnderwoodSponsor

82 cosponsors · 82 D

79 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Pandemic Accommodation to Support Students Act or the PASS Act

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 24, 2020

Pandemic Accommodation to Support Students Act or the PASS Act

This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to extend certain temporary relief related to federal student loans.

Specifically, the bill extends to September 30, 2021, the suspension of payments and interest due on Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loans that are held by ED.

Further, ED must carry out a program, beginning on August 1, 2021, to provide at least six notices to borrowers that normal payment obligations will resume.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: PASS Act

Also known as: Pandemic Accommodation to Support Students Act

Latest action (Nov 24, 2020): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 24, 2020

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.