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H.R. 6239 · 114th Congress

HIGHER ED Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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Helping Improve Grants for Higher Education & Repayment of Expensive Debt Act or the HIGHER ED Act

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 28, 2016

Helping Improve Grants for Higher Education & Repayment of Expensive Debt Act or the HIGHER ED Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to:

  • modify the Federal Pell Grant program to increase the maximum award and restore year-round grants,
  • make graduate and professional students eligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans under the Federal Direct Loan program,
  • direct the Department of Education to refinance outstanding federal student loans for Direct Loan and Federal Family Education Loan program borrowers,
  • include a part-time job as a faculty member within the definition of "public service job" for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program, and
  • establish additional terms and conditions applicable to the income-based and income-contingent repayment plans.

Additionally, the bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to permit a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: HIGHER ED Act

Also known as: Helping Improve Grants for Higher Education & Repayment of Expensive Debt Act

Latest action (Oct 18, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 28, 2016

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.