House Bill 1614
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Student Loan Refinancing Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 17, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1614
Congress
115
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Student Loan Refinancing Act
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow a borrower of a Federal Direct Loan program loan to modify the interest rate on such a loan to the current applicable rate. That interest rate is fixed for the life of the loan, unless the borrower elects to modify it again.
March 17, 2017
03/17/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
03/17/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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