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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 4, 2025
Guarding Religious And Career Education Act or the GRACE Act
This bill directs the Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) to eliminate its Office of Enforcement. On October 8, 2021, the FSA announced it was reestablishing the Office of Enforcement to strengthen oversight of and enforcement actions against postsecondary schools that participate in federal student loan, grant, and work-study programs.
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Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] · R–AZ
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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 · 2025-03-04 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 proposed Guarding Religious And Career Education Act, or GRACE Act, would require the Secretary of Education to eliminate the Office of Enforcement identified in the bill. The Secretary would act through the chief operating officer of Federal Student Aid to carry out this change.
This Act may be cited as the Guarding Religious And Career Education Act or the GRACE Act.
The Secretary of Education, acting through the chief operating officer for the Office of Federal Student Aid, shall eliminate the Office of Enforcement
The elimination requirement concerns the Office of Enforcement established under the electronic announcement published on October 8, 2021. The proposed requirement is mandatory.
shall eliminate the Office of Enforcement (as established pursuant to the electronic announcement entitled (GENERAL–21–64) Federal Student Aid to Establish Enforcement Office and Enhance Federal and State Oversight Partnerships and published on October 8, 2021).
The supplied actions snapshot, updated February 17, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on March 4, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-02-17T20:09:19Z. 2025-03-04: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. 2025-03-04: Introduced in House
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