# 116-hr-8820: PASS Act

116-hr-8820, PASS Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8820
- Congress: 116
- Title: PASS Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-11-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 82
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Pandemic Accommodation to Support Students Act or the PASS Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to extend certain temporary relief related to federal student loans. Specifically, the bill extends to September 30, 2021, the suspension of payments and interest due on Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loans that are held by ED. Further, ED must carry out a program, beginning on August 1, 2021, to provide at least six notices to borrowers that normal payment obligations will resume.

## Cosponsors (82)

- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1309: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
- 116-hr-1140: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8820 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8820)

## Related
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- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-1309: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1309)
- [116-hr-1140: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1140)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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