United States · Bill · S
S. 646 (111th)
MEDS Act
Introduced
19 March 2009
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Summary
Medical Economic Deferment for Students Act or the MEDS Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to the meaning of economic hardship under the Federal Family Education Loan or Perkins Loan and related loan insurance programs. Considers borrowers under such programs to be suffering economic hardship if they are working full-time, have a federal educational debt burden equal to at least 20% of their adjusted gross income, and the difference between their adjusted gross income minus such debt burden is less than 220% of the greater of: (1) the annual earnings of an minimum wage earner; or (2) 150% of the poverty line applicable to their family size.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 19 March 2009
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 19 March 2009
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 19 March 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/646
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