Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1971
118th Congress(2023-2024)
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for loan repayment simplification and income-driven repayment reform.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 14, 2023
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 14, 2023
Latest Action
Jun 14, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
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
1971
Congress
118
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
Republican
Texas
Republican
Louisiana
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Streamlining Accountability and Value in Education for Students Act

This bill addresses options for student loan repayment and access to federal student loans.

Specifically, the bill reduces the number of repayment options for federal student loans. Currently, a borrower may choose among nine plans for student loan repayment. This bill reduces those options to two: a standard 10-year repayment plan and an income-driven repayment plan.

The bill also requires an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs to certify that no federal student aid funds may be used by students for certain educational programs offered by the IHE. In particular, these funds may not be used by (1) an undergraduate student for enrollment in an educational program in which half of the graduates do not earn more than the median high school graduate, and (2) a graduate student for enrollment in an educational program in which half of the graduates do not earn more than the median bachelor's degree recipient.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
06/14/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
06/14/2023
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Apr 18, 2024 10:56:43 AM