# 119-hr-5850: GRAD Act

119-hr-5850, GRAD Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5850
- Congress: 119
- Title: GRAD Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-31

## Summary

**Protects students' enrollment status during federal student aid disruptions.** It would require institutions that participate in Title IV programs to refrain from terminating or changing a student's enrollment status when a lapse in appropriations interrupts federal student financial aid. - Students and families: Students would keep their enrollment status during interruptions to Title IV aid, lowering the risk of being dropped from classes or losing campus services while payments are delayed. - Colleges and universities: Institutions participating in Title IV programs would be prohibited from altering or terminating a student's enrollment because of an interruption in federal aid for the duration of that disruption. - Administrative: The bill also establishes the short title "Guaranteeing Retention and Aid During Shutdowns Act" or the "GRAD Act."

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Keep college students enrolled during aid lapses: benefit, medium. If enacted, colleges that take federal student aid would not be allowed to drop you or change your enrollment because your Title IV aid is interrupted by a government funding lapse. This would apply only to changes tied to the aid disruption. It would take effect upon enactment. It would not add ne…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5850 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5850)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5850 (as of 2026-05-31).