To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow for the deferment of certain student loans during a period in which a borrower is receiving treatment for cancer.
USA115th CongressHR-2976| House
| Updated: 6/21/2017
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (72)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jeff Denham (Republican)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)John J. Duncan (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Education and Workforce Committee
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- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Deferment for Active Cancer Treatment Act of 2017 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow borrowers to defer student loans while they are receiving cancer treatment and during the six months after treatment.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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CancerHigher educationInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent aid and college costs
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow for the deferment of certain student loans during a period in which a borrower is receiving treatment for cancer.
USA115th CongressHR-2976| House
| Updated: 6/21/2017
Deferment for Active Cancer Treatment Act of 2017 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow borrowers to defer student loans while they are receiving cancer treatment and during the six months after treatment.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (72)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jeff Denham (Republican)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)John J. Duncan (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Education and Workforce Committee
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