3.0.0 1615 2023-01-11T13:15:56Z 2023-01-11T13:15:56Z House H HR 2009-03-19 111 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2009-05-14T14:42:49Z Referred to 2009-03-19T14:02:42Z 2009-05-14 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Committee 2009-03-19 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-03-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000092 Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] VERNON EHLERS R MI J. 3 N M000508 Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] HOWARD MCKEON R CA P. 25 2009-03-19 True G000377 Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] KAY GRANGER R TX 12 2009-03-19 True W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2009-03-19 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2009-03-19 True B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Charles Boustany R LA W. 7 2009-03-19 True P000591 Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] Tom Price R GA 6 2009-03-19 True M001168 Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8] Patrick Murphy D PA J. 8 2009-03-19 True T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2009-03-25 False H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 52 2009-03-25 False B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2009-03-25 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2009-03-25 False G000309 Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] BART GORDON D TN 6 2009-03-25 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2009-03-25 False B001228 Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] MARY BONO MACK R CA 45 2009-03-30 False L000568 Rep. Lee, Christopher J. [R-NY-26] Christopher Lee R NY J. 26 2009-03-30 False T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2009-03-30 False C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 2009-04-02 False P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2009-04-22 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2009-04-22 False R000011 Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] NICK RAHALL D WV J. 3 2009-05-07 False D000355 Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] JOHN DINGELL D MI D. 15 2009-05-07 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2009-05-12 False L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] TOM LATHAM R IA 4 2009-05-20 False O000085 Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] JOHN OLVER D MA W. 1 2009-05-21 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2009-06-04 False B001232 Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] JUDY BIGGERT R IL 13 2009-06-04 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2009-06-12 False L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 2009-06-18 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2009-07-13 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2009-09-10 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2009-09-10 False M001171 Rep. Maffei, Daniel B. [D-NY-25] Daniel Maffei D NY B. 25 2009-09-14 False S000672 Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] VICTOR SNYDER D AR F. 2 2009-09-29 False A000361 Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] Rodney Alexander R LA 5 2010-01-12 False M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2010-05-04 False G000554 Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] Gabrielle Giffords D AZ 8 2010-05-11 False Education Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Student aid and college costs Wages and earnings Education 00 2009-03-19 Introduced in House 2009-04-09T21:36:00Z Medical Economic Deferment for Students (MEDS) Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to the meaning of economic hardship under the Federal Family Education Loan or Perkins Loan and related loan insurance programs.

Considers borrowers under such programs to be suffering economic hardship if they are working full-time, have a federal educational debt burden equal to at least 20% of their adjusted gross income, and the difference between their adjusted gross income minus such debt burden is less than 220% of the greater of: (1) the annual earnings of an minimum wage earner; or (2) 150% of the poverty line applicable to their family size.

]]> Medical Economic Deferment for Students (MEDS) Act Display Title Medical Economic Deferment for Students (MEDS) Act Official Title as Introduced To amend section 435(o) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medical Economic Deferment for Students (MEDS) Act Introduced in House 2009-03-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1615ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1615ih.xml 2009-05-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.