United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2859 (113th)
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service.
Introduced
30 July 2013
Last action
13 August 2013 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Sponsors
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the 6% interest rate limitation on debt entered into during a servicemember's military service to any debt entered into to consolidate or refinance one or more student loans incurred before such service.
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Timeline
30 July 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
30 July 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 July 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 August 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 30 July 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to ← A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service.
- related to ← Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014
- related to ← Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2859
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2859
- us · 113-hr-2859 · source updated 5 December 2025