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Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] · D–AL
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-01 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The Restoring Opportunity for Advanced Education Act proposes to change federal student-loan rules for graduate and professional students. Its stated aim is to end loan limits and restore Federal Direct PLUS Loans, a type of federal student loan. It would delete statutory provisions and revise date restrictions, but the supplied text does not show the complete borrowing rules that would result.
This Act may be cited as the Restoring Opportunity for Advanced Education Act.
2. Termination of loan limits and restoration of Federal Direct PLUS Loans for graduate and professional students
(C) by striking subparagraph (C); (2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (6);
The bill would move language covering periods of instruction beginning on or after July 1, 2012, into the shared introduction to section 455(a)(3)(A). It would delete the separate date language in clauses (i) and (ii), including clause (ii)'s June 30, 2026, endpoint. These are changes to instructional-period language; the bill does not state a separate effective date.
(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting before the dash at the end the following: , for any period of instruction beginning on or after July 1, 2012; (iii) in clause (i), by striking for any period of instruction beginning on or after July 1, 2012,; and (iv) in clause (ii), by striking for any period of instruction beginning on July 1, 2012, and ending on June 30, 2026,;
The bill would delete section 455(a)(3)(C) and paragraphs 455(a)(4) and (6) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Those provisions are not reproduced, so the supplied text does not establish their precise limits, eligibility rules, or exceptions.
Section 455(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)—
(C) by striking subparagraph (C); (2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (6);
The bill would renumber the remaining paragraphs and update two internal references to match. It would also remove the reference to Federal Direct PLUS Loans from paragraph (3)'s heading and rename subparagraph (A)'s heading “In general.”
(3) by redesignating paragraph (5), (7), and (8) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively.
(1) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subsection (a), by striking paragraph (8) and inserting paragraph (6) both places the term appears;
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking and federal direct plus loans; (B) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking the heading for subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: In general;
In renumbered paragraph (6), the bill would replace language exempting several provisions and preserving an earlier version of another provision with “Paragraph (4) shall not apply.” The surrounding statutory text is missing, so the source does not establish who would qualify for this revised exception or its full effect.
(2) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by subsection (a), by striking Paragraphs (3)(C), (4), (5), and (6) shall not apply, and paragraph (3)(A)(ii) shall apply as such paragraph was in effect for periods of instruction ending before June 30, 2026, and inserting Paragraph (4) shall not apply.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated September 3, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on September 1, 2026. It does not establish subsequent legislative action or enactment.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-03T18:27:46Z. 2026-09-01: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. 2026-09-01: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-09-01. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
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Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
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Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
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