{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-5850","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":5850,"title":"GRAD Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-10-28","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"F000481","fullName":"Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]","party":"D","state":"AL","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":19,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-10-28","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce."},"policyArea":"Education","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-10-28","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-28","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-28","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Guaranteeing Retention and Aid During Shutdowns Act or the GRAD Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits institutions of higher education&nbsp;that participate in federal student aid programs from terminating or otherwise altering the enrollment status of a student due to a disruption of the student’s federal student financial aid caused by a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown).</p>","updateDate":"2026-05-30T08:05:43Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":358,"ts":"2026-07-14T04:06:03.196Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=GRAD%20Act"}]}}