H.R. 6677 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6677 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reverse the reductions in Federal loan availability for graduate and professional students enacted under Public Law 119–21. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Professional Degree Access Restoration Act. 2. Annual and aggregate loan limits for graduate and professional students Section 455(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)— (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking and federal direct plus loans; (B) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking the heading for subparagraph (A), and inserting the following: In general; (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting before the dash at the end the following: , for any period of instruction beginning on or after July 1, 2012; (iii) in clause (i), by striking for any period of instruction beginning on or after July 1, 2012,; and (iv) in clause (ii), by striking for any period of instruction beginning on July 1, 2012, and ending on June 30, 2026,; and (C) by striking subparagraph (C); (2) by striking paragraph (4), and redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and (3) in paragraph (7)(A), as so redesignated, by striking (3)(C) and (4),.