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H.R. 5549 (115th)

HIGHER ED Act

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Introduced

18 April 2018

Last action

22 May 2018 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

Sponsors

Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]

Subjects

Education

Source updated

11 August 2025

Education

Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 18 April 2018

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 18 April 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 18 April 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 May 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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