United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 781 (116th)
Student Loan Relief for Feds Act
Introduced
24 January 2019
Last action
24 January 2019 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sponsors
Ed Perlmutter, Will Hurd, Tom Cole, PETER DEFAZIO, Bennie Thompson, Brian Higgins, Brian Mast, Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
21 July 2025
Summary
Student Loan Relief for Feds Act This bill makes federal student loans eligible for deferment during federal government shutdowns. Specifically, the bill allows affected federal, state, and District of Columbia employees and contractors to apply for deferment on their student loan payments during a shutdown and for three months after the shutdown has ended.
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Timeline
24 January 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
24 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 January 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 January 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 January 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 24 January 2019
Sponsors
- Ed Perlmutter · D · Sponsor
- Will Hurd · R · Sponsor
- Tom Cole · R · Cosponsor
- PETER DEFAZIO · D · Cosponsor
- Bennie Thompson · D · Cosponsor
- Brian Higgins · D · Cosponsor
- Brian Mast · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/781
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/781
- us · 116-hr-781 · source updated 21 July 2025