GRAD Act of 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 13, 2013

Get Relief from Academic Debt Act of 2013 or the GRAD Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow borrowers of Direct Stafford Loans to opt to extend the period before they must begin to repay such loans to one year after they cease to carry at least one-half the normal full-time academic workload. (Currently, the repayment period for Direct Stafford Loans begins six months after borrowers cease to carry at least one-half the normal full-time academic workload.)

Subsidizes the interest that accrues on Direct Stafford Loans for the first six months of that extended grace period.

Makes this Act applicable to Direct Stafford Loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2013.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Negrete McLeod, Gloria [D-CA-35] · D–CA

Committees

Education and Workforce Committee

14 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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Jul 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jun 17, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3658)
Jun 13, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 13, 2013
Introduced in House
Jun 13, 2013
Introduced in House

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HR 5399 · Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2014

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