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COVID–19 Student Loan Relief Extension Act

USA117th CongressHR-394| House 
| Updated: 1/21/2021
Joe Courtney

Joe Courtney

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (19)
Nikema Williams (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
COVID-19 Student Loan Relief Extension Act This bill extends certain temporary relief related to federal student loans and expands eligibility for such relief to additional types of loans. Specifically, the bill extends the current suspension of payments due on federal student loans to 30 days after the end of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. It also extends the suspension of interest due on these loans until the economy shows specified initial signs of recovery. Further, the bill expands eligibility for temporary relief on federal student loans to include Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) and Federal Perkins Loans that are not held by the Department of Education (ED) and certain health profession and nursing loans. (Currently, these temporary relief provisions are only applicable to certain Federal Direct Loans and FFELs that are held by ED.) Additionally, the bill makes this eligibility retroactive to March 13, 2020. Finally, ED and the Department of Health and Human Services must carry out a program, beginning on August 1, 2021, to provide at least six notices to borrowers that normal payment obligations will resume.
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Timeline
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 21, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • January 21, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 21, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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COVID–19 Student Loan Relief Extension Act

USA117th CongressHR-394| House 
| Updated: 1/21/2021
COVID-19 Student Loan Relief Extension Act This bill extends certain temporary relief related to federal student loans and expands eligibility for such relief to additional types of loans. Specifically, the bill extends the current suspension of payments due on federal student loans to 30 days after the end of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. It also extends the suspension of interest due on these loans until the economy shows specified initial signs of recovery. Further, the bill expands eligibility for temporary relief on federal student loans to include Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) and Federal Perkins Loans that are not held by the Department of Education (ED) and certain health profession and nursing loans. (Currently, these temporary relief provisions are only applicable to certain Federal Direct Loans and FFELs that are held by ED.) Additionally, the bill makes this eligibility retroactive to March 13, 2020. Finally, ED and the Department of Health and Human Services must carry out a program, beginning on August 1, 2021, to provide at least six notices to borrowers that normal payment obligations will resume.
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Timeline
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 21, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • January 21, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 21, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Joe Courtney

Joe Courtney

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (19)
Nikema Williams (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthConsumer creditDebt collectionEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent aid and college costs