H.R. 5549 · 115th Congress
HIGHER ED Act
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Helping Individuals Get a Higher Education while Reducing Education Debt Act or the HIGHER ED Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 18, 2018
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.
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 Individuals Get a Higher Education while Reducing Education Debt Act
Latest action (May 22, 2018): Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 18, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.