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Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations

Education · education-loans · Published 2026-05-01 · Effective 2026-07-01 · 91 FR 23768

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Document number
2026-08556
Federal Register citation
91 FR 23768
CFR reference
34 CFR 674
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
education-loans
Agency
US Department of Education
Publication date
2026-05-01
Effective date
2026-07-01
Docket
Docket ID ED-2025-OPE-0944

Abstract

The Secretary amends the regulations for the Federal student loan programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended (the title IV, HEA programs) to implement the statutory changes to the title IV, HEA programs included in Public Law 119-21, the Working Families Tax Cuts Act signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. The Department previously referred to the Working Families Tax Cuts Act as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," including in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on January 30, 2026. These changes include establishing new loan limits for graduate students, professional students, and parents, and phasing out the Graduate PLUS (Grad PLUS) Program. The Working Families Tax Cuts Act also simplifies the current broken and confusing myriad of Federal student loan repayment plans by phasing out the existing Income- Contingent Repayment (ICR) plans, creating a new Tiered Standard repayment plan option, and establishing a new income-driven repayment plan known as the Repayment Assistance Plan. The Working Families Tax Cuts Act also enables borrowers in default who have previously rehabilitated a defaulted loan a second chance to rehabilitate their loan(s) and resume repayment.

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