US HB2186 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-2)
Status: Introduced on April 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allows a borrower of a Federal Direct Loan program loan to modify the interest rate on the federal student loan to the current applicable rate. That interest rate is fixed for the life of the loan, unless the borrower elects to modify it again.
Title
Student Loan Refinancing Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI] | Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] |
| Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA] | Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA] |
| Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA] |
| Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR] | Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA] | Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] |
| Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA] | Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] | Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] |
| Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ] | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] |
| Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] | Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA] | Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI] |
| Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO] | Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
| Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA] | Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-09 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
| 2019-04-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Education
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2186/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2186/BILLS-116hr2186ih.pdf |
