US Congress House Bill 3179 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on July 12 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-12 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify loan counseling requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs. Currently, an IHE must provide entrance counseling to a student who is a first-time federal student loan borrower. This bill replaces required entrance counseling with required annual counseling. Also, it expands the required recipients of such annual counseling to include, in addition to student borrowers, Federal Pell Grant recipients and parent PLUS Loan borrowers. Each annual counseling recipient must receive comprehensive information on the terms, conditions, and responsibilities with respect to a grant or loan and general information on a typical student budget, the right to request an annual credit report, average income and employment data, and financial management resources. Additionally, the bill revises, expands, or establishes specific annual counseling information requirements for student borrowers, Pell Grant recipients, or parent PLUS Loan borrowers. (Sec. 3) The legislation revises and expands exit counseling information requirements to include an outstanding loan balance summary, the anticipated monthly payments under standard and income-based repayment plans, an explanation of the grace period preceding repayment, the option to pay accrued interest before it capitalizes, the right to request an annual credit report, and loan servicer contact information. (Sec. 4) It directs ED to maintain a consumer-tested online counseling tool that provides annual and exit counseling. (Sec. 5) The Institute of Education Sciences must study the impact and effectiveness of exit counseling, annual counseling, and the online counseling tool. (Sec. 6) No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this bill.

Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act

Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]
Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]	Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-12	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2016-07-11	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-07-11	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4607-4609)
2016-07-11	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3179.
2016-07-11	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4607-4611)
2016-07-11	House	Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2016-07-11	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 523.
2016-07-11	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 114-675.
2016-06-22	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2016-06-22	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-11-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2015-07-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2015-07-23	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3179/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3179/BILLS-114hr3179ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3179/BILLS-114hr3179rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3179/BILLS-114hr3179eh.pdf