HOUSE 781116th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Student Loan Relief for Feds Act
- Last Action
- 1/24/2019
Actions
- 2019-01-24Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-24 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (7)
- Will Hurd (R-TX)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
- Brian Higgins (D-NY)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
Subjects
- Appropriations
- District of Columbia
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Higher education
- Interest, dividends, interest rates
- Student aid and college costs
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