H.R. 5549

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HIGHER ED Act

Introduced 4/18/2018•115th Congress•House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

5/22/2018 • House

Summary

Helping Individuals Get a Higher Education while Reducing Education Debt Act or the HIGHER ED Act

This bill assists certain student borrowers with reducing their debt for higher education. Among other things, the bill allows existing public and private students loans to be refinanced into federal loans, broadly changes loan terms, such as repayment and interest for student loans, authorizes graduate and professional students to receive subsidized Stafford Loans, and makes federal student loans dischargeable in bankruptcy proceedings.

Introduced in House • 4/18/2018

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Education

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBankruptcyConsumer affairsDepartment of EducationEducation programs fundingEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationInterest, dividends, interest ratesMarriage and family statusStudent aid and college costsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax treatment of familiesTeaching, teachers, curriculaTemporary and part-time employmentWages and earnings

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Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]

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Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

April 18, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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