House Bill 5549
115th Congress(2017-2018)
HIGHER ED Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 18, 2018
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
5549
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.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Helping Individuals Get a Higher Education while Reducing Education Debt Act or the HIGHER ED Act
This bill assists certain student borrowers with reducing their debt for higher education. Among other things, the bill allows existing public and private students loans to be refinanced into federal loans, broadly changes loan terms, such as repayment and interest for student loans, authorizes graduate and professional students to receive subsidized Stafford Loans, and makes federal student loans dischargeable in bankruptcy proceedings.
April 18, 2018
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05/22/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
04/18/2018
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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.
04/18/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:50 PM