Education
Project 2025 specifically recommends eliminating Grad PLUS loans; its Parent PLUS recommendation is separate from this comparison.
Project 2025 said
Eliminate Grad PLUS loans (for graduate students) and Parent PLUS loans (for parents of undergraduates).
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Government did
Match: Direct MatchPublic Law 119-21 contains separate provisions affecting SNAP work requirements, Medicaid community engagement, border infrastructure, and federal student loans; each provision has its own implementation date.
Section 81001 ends eligibility for new Federal Direct PLUS loans for graduate and professional periods of instruction beginning on or after July 1, 2026, subject to statutory transition provisions.
Why this match
Project 2025 specifically recommends eliminating Grad PLUS loans; Section 81001 ends new graduate and professional Direct PLUS eligibility beginning July 1, 2026, subject to transition provisions.
Congress can amend or repeal the federal provision, followed by presidential signature or a veto override. USDA administers the law; courts can review legal claims but do not repeal statutes.
Congress can amend or repeal Section 71119, followed by presidential signature or a veto override. CMS and states implement the statute; courts can review implementation and legal claims.
Congress can modify authorized uses or rescind unobligated funds through later legislation, ordinarily with presidential signature or a veto override. CBP administers the appropriation; courts can review legal challenges.
Restoring statutory Grad PLUS authority generally requires Congress to amend the law, followed by presidential signature or a veto override. The Education Department implements transition rules; courts can review legal claims.
119th Congress · July 1, 2025 · Passed 51–50, with the Vice President voting yea
On Passage of H.R. 1, as amended
119th Congress · July 3, 2025 · Passed 218–214
On motion that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1
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