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Equity in Student Loan Relief Act

USA116th CongressHR-6597| House 
| Updated: 4/22/2020
Elise M. Stefanik

Elise M. Stefanik

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (29)
Al Lawson (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anthony Brindisi (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Mac Thornberry (Republican)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Wright (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Equity in Student Loan Relief Act This bill establishes a temporary program to suspend payments and interest through September 30, 2020, on Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) that are not held by the Department of Education (ED). (Currently, payments and interest are suspended through this period on certain Federal Direct Loans and FFELs held by ED.) Specifically, ED must (1) enter into agreements with eligible lenders and guaranty agencies to reduce the interest rate to 0% on FFELs, and (2) make monthly payments to lenders and guaranty agencies to offset the cost of the reduced interest rate. A lender or guaranty agency that enters into an agreement with ED must (1) temporarily waive interest and suspend all payments due from borrowers through September 30, 2020; (2) suspend all involuntary collections; (3) notify borrowers, within 15 days, that their loan payments have been suspended and interest has been waived; and (4) carry out a program, beginning on August 1, 2020, to provide not fewer than six notices to borrowers that normal payment obligations will resume. Additionally, ED must deem each month for which a loan payment was suspended as if the borrower of the loan had made a payment for the purpose of any authorized loan forgiveness program or loan rehabilitation program. Finally, ED must ensure that any suspended payment on such a loan is treated as a regularly scheduled payment made by a borrower for the purpose of reporting information about the loan to a consumer reporting agency.
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Timeline
Apr 22, 2020
Introduced in House
Apr 22, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • April 22, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • April 22, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education

Related Bills

  • S 116-4237: Student Loan Fairness Act
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Equity in Student Loan Relief Act

USA116th CongressHR-6597| House 
| Updated: 4/22/2020
Equity in Student Loan Relief Act This bill establishes a temporary program to suspend payments and interest through September 30, 2020, on Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) that are not held by the Department of Education (ED). (Currently, payments and interest are suspended through this period on certain Federal Direct Loans and FFELs held by ED.) Specifically, ED must (1) enter into agreements with eligible lenders and guaranty agencies to reduce the interest rate to 0% on FFELs, and (2) make monthly payments to lenders and guaranty agencies to offset the cost of the reduced interest rate. A lender or guaranty agency that enters into an agreement with ED must (1) temporarily waive interest and suspend all payments due from borrowers through September 30, 2020; (2) suspend all involuntary collections; (3) notify borrowers, within 15 days, that their loan payments have been suspended and interest has been waived; and (4) carry out a program, beginning on August 1, 2020, to provide not fewer than six notices to borrowers that normal payment obligations will resume. Additionally, ED must deem each month for which a loan payment was suspended as if the borrower of the loan had made a payment for the purpose of any authorized loan forgiveness program or loan rehabilitation program. Finally, ED must ensure that any suspended payment on such a loan is treated as a regularly scheduled payment made by a borrower for the purpose of reporting information about the loan to a consumer reporting agency.
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Timeline
Apr 22, 2020
Introduced in House
Apr 22, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • April 22, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • April 22, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Elise M. Stefanik

Elise M. Stefanik

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (29)
Al Lawson (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anthony Brindisi (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Mac Thornberry (Republican)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Wright (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • S 116-4237: Student Loan Fairness Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthDebt collectionEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent aid and college costsWages and earnings