Clerk session vote number: 462
Description: Student Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act
Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Student Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to waive certain requirements for repayment of federal student grant assistance by students if: (1) they were residing in, employed in, or attending an institution of higher education located in a major disaster area; (2) their attendance was interrupted because
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of the disaster's impact on them or the institution; and (3) their withdrawal ended within the academic year during which the major disaster designation occurred or during the next succeeding academic year.
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Bill titles: To provide the Secretary of Education with waiver authority for students who are eligible for Federal student grant assistance who are adversely affected by a major disaster.
Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov