US HB781 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Makes federal student loans eligible for deferment during federal government shutdowns. Specifically, the bill allows affected federal, state, and District of Columbia employees and contractors to apply for deferment on their student loan payments during a shutdown and for three months after the shutdown has ended.
Title
Student Loan Relief for Feds Act
Sponsors
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO] | Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX] | Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] |
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY] | Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL] | Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-01-24 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
2019-01-24 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Appropriations
District of Columbia
Education
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs
District of Columbia
Education
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/781/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr781/BILLS-116hr781ih.pdf |