# 115-hr-3560: GPA Act

115-hr-3560, GPA Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3560
- Congress: 115
- Title: GPA Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2017-07-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Grace Period Alleviation Act or the GPA Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow a borrower of a Federal Direct Stafford Loan (whether subsidized or unsubsidized) to elect a one-year grace period before beginning repayment on the loan. The Department of Education, through a loan modification process, must pay to each borrower who received a Federal Direct Stafford Loan for which the first disbursement was made between July 1, 2012, and July 1, 2014, an amount equal to the amount of interest that accrued on the loan prior to the beginning of the repayment period.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2018-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2018-06-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-3560 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3560)

## Related
- [115-hr-7030: Prevent CHILD Harm Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7030)
- [115-hr-6655: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 44160…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6655)
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6405: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2801 M…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6405)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6193: Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6193)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3560 (as of 2025-11-18).