House Bill 6502
116th Congress(2019-2020)
COVID-19 Graduate Relief Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 14, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6502
Congress
116
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
April 14, 2020
04/14/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
04/14/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:13 PM