H.R. 5850

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5850 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5850

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
higher education, as a condition of participating in programs under 
title IV of such Act, to not terminate or otherwise alter the 
enrollment status of a student due to a disruption of the student's 
Federal student financial aid under such title caused by a lapse in 
appropriations.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 28, 2025

Mr. Figures (for himself, Mr. Fields, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. 
McIver, Ms. Norton, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Carson, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Craig, 
Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Plaskett, Ms. 
Tlaib, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kennedy of New York, and Mr. Goldman 
of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
higher education, as a condition of participating in programs under 
title IV of such Act, to not terminate or otherwise alter the 
enrollment status of a student due to a disruption of the student's 
Federal student financial aid under such title caused by a lapse in 
appropriations.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Guaranteeing Retention and Aid 
During Shutdowns Act'' or the ``GRAD Act''.

SEC. 2. PRESERVING STUDENT ENROLLMENT STATUS DURING GOVERNMENT 
SHUTDOWN.

Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(30) The institution will not terminate or otherwise 
alter the enrollment status of a student due to a disruption of 
the student's Federal student financial aid under title IV 
caused by a lapse in appropriations.''.
<all>