United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5549 (115th)
HIGHER ED Act
Introduced
18 April 2018
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
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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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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 April 2018
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 April 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 April 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5549
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5549