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H.R. 5549

HIGHER ED Act

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.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4](D-OR)Sponsor
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  1. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

    Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee
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    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.

    Ways and Means Committee
  3. IntroReferralH11100

    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.

    Judiciary Committee
  4. IntroReferralH11100

    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.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
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    Introduced in House

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    Introduced in House

HIGHER ED Act — Informed