GRACE Act

This bill, called the Guarding Religious And Career Education (GRACE) Act, would require the Department of Education to shut down the Office of Enforcement within Federal Student Aid. That office was brought back in October 2021 to strengthen oversight and enforcement against colleges and career schools that take part in federal student aid programs like loans, grants, and work-study. The bill directs the Secretary of Education, through the head of Federal Student Aid, to eliminate that office.

What this could mean for you:

• Who is affected: Students and borrowers using federal aid, and colleges and career schools that receive it.
• What changes: The specialized enforcement office would be removed, which could reduce federal oversight of schools participating in federal aid programs .
• When: The change would take effect if and when the bill becomes law.