Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act

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Introduced

4 March 2015

Last action

29 April 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summary

Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act Expresses the sense of Congress that no origination fees should be charged on any future loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program. (Origination fees are the fees lenders charge for processing new loan applications.) Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the Secretary of Education's authority to charge an origination fee on a Direct Loan first disbursed, or, in the case of a Direct Consolidation Loan, for which an application is received, on or after July 1, 2015.

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Timeline

4 March 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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4 March 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 March 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 April 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Source: Committee

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Related records

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Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1285
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1285
us · 114-hr-1285 · source updated 23 March 2026