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Zero-Percent Student Loan Refinancing Act

USA117th CongressS-4344| Senate 
| Updated: 5/26/2022
Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Zero-Percent Student Loan Refinancing Act This bill establishes temporary refinancing programs for federal and private student loans. Specifically, the bill establishes a program through which the Department of Education (ED) must make interest-free refinancing loans to borrowers of federal student loans from August 1, 2022, through December 31, 2025. The bill requires ED to automatically refinance Federal Direct Loans and notify each borrower of the refinancing. Borrowers who have other types of eligible loans (i.e., Federal Family Education Loans, Federal Perkins Loans, and certain health profession and nursing loans) must apply for refinancing. The bill also creates the Federal Direct Refinanced Private Loan to allow certain borrowers to refinance their private student loans. Borrowers must apply for refinancing between August 1, 2022, and December 31, 2025.
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Timeline
May 7, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3024
Introduced in House
May 26, 2022
Introduced in Senate
May 26, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • May 7, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3024
    Introduced in House


  • May 26, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 26, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3024: Zero-Percent Student Loan Refinancing Act

Zero-Percent Student Loan Refinancing Act

USA117th CongressS-4344| Senate 
| Updated: 5/26/2022
Zero-Percent Student Loan Refinancing Act This bill establishes temporary refinancing programs for federal and private student loans. Specifically, the bill establishes a program through which the Department of Education (ED) must make interest-free refinancing loans to borrowers of federal student loans from August 1, 2022, through December 31, 2025. The bill requires ED to automatically refinance Federal Direct Loans and notify each borrower of the refinancing. Borrowers who have other types of eligible loans (i.e., Federal Family Education Loans, Federal Perkins Loans, and certain health profession and nursing loans) must apply for refinancing. The bill also creates the Federal Direct Refinanced Private Loan to allow certain borrowers to refinance their private student loans. Borrowers must apply for refinancing between August 1, 2022, and December 31, 2025.
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Timeline
May 7, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3024
Introduced in House
May 26, 2022
Introduced in Senate
May 26, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • May 7, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3024
    Introduced in House


  • May 26, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 26, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3024: Zero-Percent Student Loan Refinancing Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted