[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1406]
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  SA 4703. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee 
on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. LOAN LIMITS.

       Section 455(a)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1087e(a)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) Annual limits beginning july 1, 2026.--Subject to 
     paragraphs (7)(A) and (8), beginning on July 1, 2026, the 
     maximum annual amount of Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford 
     loans that a graduate student or professional student may 
     borrow in any academic year or its equivalent shall be 
     $50,000.''; and
       (2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) Aggregate limits.--Subject to paragraphs (6), (7)(A), 
     and (8), beginning on July 1, 2026, the maximum aggregate 
     amount of Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford loans, in 
     addition to the amount borrowed for undergraduate education, 
     that a graduate student or professional student may borrow 
     for any program of study described in clause (i) or (ii) of 
     subparagraph (C) shall be $200,000.''.
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