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COVID-19 Graduate Relief Act

USA116th CongressS-3556| Senate 
| Updated: 3/20/2020
Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Republican Senator

Utah

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Mar 20, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 20, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 14, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-6502
Introduced in House
  • March 20, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 20, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • April 14, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-6502
    Introduced in House

Education

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COVID-19 Graduate Relief Act

USA116th CongressS-3556| Senate 
| Updated: 3/20/2020
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.
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Timeline
Mar 20, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 20, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 14, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-6502
Introduced in House
  • March 20, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 20, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • April 14, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-6502
    Introduced in House
Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Republican Senator

Utah

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 116-6502: COVID-19 Graduate Relief Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesStudent aid and college costsUnemployment