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Graduate Opportunity and Affordable Loans Act

What this bill does

  • This bill eliminates Direct PLUS Loans for graduate and professional students starting June 30, 2025.
  • Graduate students and professional school students seeking federal loans are affected by these changes.
  • Schools must notify students of the change and will set new borrowing caps of $65,000 for graduates and $130,000 for professional students.

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    How might eliminating Direct PLUS Loans affect graduate students who need to borrow beyond the $65,000 cap for their degree?

  2. 02

    What alternative borrowing options should be available to graduate and professional students if federal PLUS Loans are removed?

  3. 03

    Why does the bill set different borrowing caps of $65,000 for graduates versus $130,000 for professional school students?

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Introduced 2025-01-29

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-29 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  2. 2025-01-29 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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