Grad students would get more federal student loans.
Graduate and professional students would get more federal student loans. This bill, called the Professional Degree Access Restoration Act, would undo recent cuts to these loans. It would remove limits on how much they can borrow and extend how long they can get them. This means more financial help for students seeking advanced degrees.
Today, current law has reduced federal loan availability for graduate and professional students, setting specific annual loan limits for Federal Direct PLUS Loans and overall (aggregate) loan limits, along with an eligibility end date of June 30, 2026. If this bill becomes law, these reductions would be reversed. Graduate and professional students would see annual loan limits for Federal Direct PLUS Loans removed, all overall (aggregate) loan limits eliminated, and the June 30, 2026, eligibility deadline for certain loans would be removed, applying to instruction periods starting July 1, 2012, or later.
HR 6677 · 119th Congress · December 11, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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