Senate Bill 603
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 4, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
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
603
Congress
117
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 Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act
This bill establishes a refinancing program for federal student loans.
Specifically, the Department of Education (ED) must, within 30 days, establish a program that allows qualified borrowers to refinance their federal student loans down to lower interest rates. The refinanced interest rates are (1) calculated based on the type of student loan (e.g., Stafford), and (2) fixed for the period of the loan.
In addition, the bill requires ED to establish eligibility requirements for the refinancing program based on income or debt-to-income ratio. ED must also coordinate with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to alert borrowers of their program eligibility.
March 4, 2021
03/04/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
03/04/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:12:14 PM