# 116-hr-6502: COVID-19 Graduate Relief Act

116-hr-6502, COVID-19 Graduate Relief Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6502
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6502
- Congress: 116
- Title: COVID-19 Graduate Relief Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-04-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

COVID-19 Graduate Relief Act This bill allows students who graduate from institutions of higher education in 2020 to defer payments on their federal student loans for up to three years. The Department of Education (ED) may extend deferment eligibility to students who graduate in 2021 and 2022, if ED determines that the anticipated economic impact of the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19 or another coronavirus with pandemic potential) on these graduates necessitates an extension. ED must consider certain factors, such as recent unemployment statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, when determining whether to extend deferment eligibility to these graduates.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6502 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6502)

## Related
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6502 (as of 2025-11-18).