Bill Sponsor
House Bill 3346
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Student Opportunity Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 20, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Jul 20, 2017
Latest Action
Jul 20, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3346
Congress
115
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Florida
Democrat
California
Democrat
District of Columbia
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
New Hampshire
Democrat
North Carolina
Democrat
Pennsylvania
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Student Opportunity Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education to establish a program to refinance the outstanding principal, interest, and late charges on Federal Direct Loans (DLs) and Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) in order to give a borrower a fixed interest rate equal to the 10-year Treasury note rate plus .5 percentage point.

Text (1)
July 20, 2017
Actions (2)
07/20/2017
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
07/20/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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