# 119-hr-6677: Professional Degree Access Restoration Act

119-hr-6677, Professional Degree Access Restoration Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6677
- Congress: 119
- Title: Professional Degree Access Restoration Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 51
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Restores federal loan availability for graduate and professional students by reversing reductions made under Public Law 119-21.** The bill would rewrite Section 455(a) of the Higher Education Act to reshape how annual and aggregate Direct Loan limits are written and cross‑referenced. - Graduate and professional borrowers: Would effect statutory changes that restore loan-limit language for master's, doctoral, and professional students and change the annual and aggregate caps available through the Direct Loan program. - Statutory clarity and administration: Reorganizes and simplifies the loan-limit rules by removing a specific subparagraph, striking transitional time-bound phrases, and renumbering paragraphs to reduce confusing cross-references. - Program scope preserved: The bill does not add new funding, tax changes, or new eligibility rules. It focuses on amending the text that governs loan limits for graduate and professional students.

## Cosponsors (51)

- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Changes to graduate student loan limits: mixed, medium. This bill would change how annual and aggregate Direct Loan limits apply to graduate and professional students. It would insert the phrase ", for any period of instruction beginning on or after July 1, 2012," before clause (i), remove similar date language from clauses (i) and (ii) (including the p…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6677 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6677)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [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)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6677 (as of 2026-09-26).