# 116-hr-8904: Perkins Access, Retention, and Completion (ARC) Act

116-hr-8904, Perkins Access, Retention, and Completion (ARC) Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8904
- Congress: 116
- Title: Perkins Access, Retention, and Completion (ARC) Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-12-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Perkins Access, Retention, and Completion (ARC) Act This bill establishes the Federal Perkins Access, Retention, and Completion (ARC) Loan program. The program makes a new type of student loan, known as the Federal Perkins ARC Loan, available to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. The program replaces the Federal Perkins Loan program, which expired in September 2017.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7806: SOS Act
- 116-hr-7673: Represent America Abroad Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7135: CIVIL Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8904 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8904)

## Related
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7806: SOS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7806)
- [116-hr-7673: Represent America Abroad Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7673)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7135: CIVIL Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7135)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8904 (as of 2025-11-18).