S4039-119

In Committee

Professional Degree Access Restoration Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 10, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Professional Degree Access Restoration Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H10F7A3F7CD91492DA0D61FDF8E5BB5C6: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Professional Degree Access Restoration Act.
  • Section H46F2D0D1AE034448B900942DC1ED6E12: 2. Annual and aggregate loan limits for graduate and professional students Section 455(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)) is amended—...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Professional Degree Access Restoration Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, Professional Degree Access Restoration Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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schools, students, and education providers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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federal implementing agencies:
schools, students, and education providers:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 10, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 10, 2026

Ms. Alsobrooks (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kaine, Ms. …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Finance
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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