United States · Law · HR
H.R. 1911 (113th)
Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013
Introduced
9 May 2013
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 113-28.
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21 July 2025
Summary
Smarter Solutions for Students Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to set the annual interest rate on Direct Stafford loans and Direct Unsubsidized Stafford loans at the rate on high-yield 10-year Treasury notes plus 2.5%, but caps that rate at 8.5%. Sets the annual interest rate on Direct PLUS loans at the rate on high-yield 10-year Treasury notes plus 4.5%, but caps that rate at 10.5%. Limits the applicability of the preceding provisions to loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2013. Sets the annual interest rate on Direct Consolidation loans for which an application is received on or after July 1, 2013, at the weighted average of the interest rates on the loans consolidated, rounded to the nearest higher one-eighth of 1%. Provides that the budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on specified PAYGO scorecards.
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19 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 10 August 2013
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 10 August 2013
Public Law
summary · EN · 9 August 2013
Engrossed Amendment Senate (text)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 24 July 2013
Engrossed Amendment Senate (PDF)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 24 July 2013
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 24 July 2013
Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 18 July 2013
Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 18 July 2013
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 23 May 2013
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 23 May 2013
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 23 May 2013
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 20 May 2013
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 20 May 2013
Reported to House amended, Part I
summary · EN · 20 May 2013
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 May 2013
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 May 2013
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 May 2013
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1911
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1911