United States · Bill · S
S. 4459 (117th)
Student Debt Relief and College Affordability Act
Introduced
23 June 2022
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Summary
Student Debt Relief and College Affordability Act This bill makes changes to the Federal Pell Grant program and addresses repayment options, loan disclosures, and loan counseling for student loans. For example, the bill (1) directs the Department of Education (ED) to provide federal student loan forgiveness and cancellation for recipients of Pell Grants, (2) increases the maximum Pell Grant award, (3) terminates interest capitalization and origination fees for Federal Direct Loans, and (4) requires ED to maintain online counseling tools that provide borrowers with entrance and exit student loan counseling.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 June 2022
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 June 2022
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 23 June 2022
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4459
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/4459