Republican lawmakers would provide funding for Pell Grants but tighten eligibility requirements. The House version raises the bar for how "full-time" studies are defined -- students would have to earn 30 credits per year to be eligible, for instance, rather than the current 24.

Americans with outstanding federal student loans have three years to transition from their current repayment plan to one of two new options codified by President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill. ” By July 1,