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H.R. 3598 (116th)

FREED Vets Act

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Introduced

28 June 2019

Last action

11 March 2020 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14], Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9], Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14], Van Taylor, Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4], Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3], Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24], Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4], Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2], Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2], Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6], Anthony Gonzalez, Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31], Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12], Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9], Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14], Colin Allred, Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Steve Watkins, Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3], Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2], Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1], Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8], Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15], Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]

Subjects

Defence, Taxation, Education

Source updated

5 December 2025

Defence · Taxation · Education

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Summary

Federally Requiring Earned Education-debt Discharges for Vets Act or the FREED Vets Act This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to automatically discharge loans under the Federal Family Education Loan program for certain borrowers who are veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. Specifically, ED must automatically discharge a veteran borrower's loan when the Department of Veterans Affairs has assigned the borrower a rating of total disability for a service-connected disability or has determined the borrower to be unemployable due to a service-connected condition, determine whether a state might impose a tax liability for the discharge of such a loan, and provide the borrower with a notification related to potential tax liability and an opportunity to opt out of such loan discharge.

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Timeline

  1. 28 June 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 June 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 June 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 10 March 2020

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  5. 10 March 2020

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1575-1576)

    Source: Floor

  6. 10 March 2020

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

  7. 10 March 2020

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3598.

    Source: Floor

  8. 10 March 2020

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1575-1577)

    Source: Floor

  9. 10 March 2020

    Floor

    Mrs. Lee (NV) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

  10. 11 March 2020

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: IntroReferral

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