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Informed Student Borrowing Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1970| Senate 
| Updated: 6/14/2023
Steve Daines

Steve Daines

Republican Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (5)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Informed Student Borrowing Act of 2023 This bill revises and expands loan counseling for borrowers of federal student loans. Specifically, the bill requires an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs to provide loan counseling to a student borrower of a federal student loan at the first disbursement of a loan in each award year. Currently, an IHE must provide one-time entrance counseling to a student who is a first-time federal student loan borrower. The bill also revises and expands required elements of loan counseling. For example, required elements of loan counseling must include (1) an explanation that the borrower must affirmatively determine and manually enter the federal loan amount that the borrower will borrow for each award year, and (2) sample monthly repayment amounts based on the standard repayment plan and the most commonly used income-driven repayment plan. Each IHE must ensure that student borrowers and parent borrowers manually enter the exact dollar amount of the loan that they wish to borrow for the year. If an IHE provides a student or prospective student with a financial aid award notification that includes funds under the Federal Work-Study Program, then the IHE must ensure that the notification includes an explanation that these funds are not directly awarded to the student or IHE and that such amounts must be earned through the student's completion of work over time.
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Timeline
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 13, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-4616
Introduced in House
  • June 14, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 14, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • July 13, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-4616
    Introduced in House

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4616: Informed Student Borrowing Act of 2023
  • S 118-1972: Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act

Informed Student Borrowing Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1970| Senate 
| Updated: 6/14/2023
Informed Student Borrowing Act of 2023 This bill revises and expands loan counseling for borrowers of federal student loans. Specifically, the bill requires an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs to provide loan counseling to a student borrower of a federal student loan at the first disbursement of a loan in each award year. Currently, an IHE must provide one-time entrance counseling to a student who is a first-time federal student loan borrower. The bill also revises and expands required elements of loan counseling. For example, required elements of loan counseling must include (1) an explanation that the borrower must affirmatively determine and manually enter the federal loan amount that the borrower will borrow for each award year, and (2) sample monthly repayment amounts based on the standard repayment plan and the most commonly used income-driven repayment plan. Each IHE must ensure that student borrowers and parent borrowers manually enter the exact dollar amount of the loan that they wish to borrow for the year. If an IHE provides a student or prospective student with a financial aid award notification that includes funds under the Federal Work-Study Program, then the IHE must ensure that the notification includes an explanation that these funds are not directly awarded to the student or IHE and that such amounts must be earned through the student's completion of work over time.
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Timeline
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 13, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-4616
Introduced in House
  • June 14, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 14, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • July 13, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-4616
    Introduced in House
Steve Daines

Steve Daines

Republican Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (5)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4616: Informed Student Borrowing Act of 2023
  • S 118-1972: Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted