3.0.0 6239 2023-01-11T13:33:41Z 2023-01-11T13:33:41Z House HR 2016-09-28 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)][Pages H6105-H6106]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DeFAZIO:H.R. 6239.[[Page H6106]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (relating to the power tomake all laws necessary and proper for carrying out thepowers vested in Congress)]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju05 Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee Referred to 2016-10-18T13:42:33Z Referred to 2016-09-28T14:07:10Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-09-28T14:07:05Z Student Loan Bankruptcy Parity Act of 2015 114 3451 HR 2015-09-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Related bill CRS POST GRAD Act 114 4223 HR 2016-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically Act 114 5310 HR 2016-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2015 114 1556 S 2015-06-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4106-4107; text of measure as introduced: CR S4107) Related bill CRS 2016-10-18 hsju05 Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Committee 2016-09-28 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-09-28 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2016-09-28 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2016-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 N Education Education 00 2016-09-28 Introduced in House 2017-04-12T14:46:02Z Helping Improve Grants for Higher Education & Repayment of Expensive Debt Act or the HIGHER ED Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to:

  • modify the Federal Pell Grant program to increase the maximum award and restore year-round grants,
  • make graduate and professional students eligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans under the Federal Direct Loan program,
  • direct the Department of Education to refinance outstanding federal student loans for Direct Loan and Federal Family Education Loan program borrowers,
  • include a part-time job as a faculty member within the definition of "public service job" for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program, and
  • establish additional terms and conditions applicable to the income-based and income-contingent repayment plans.

Additionally, the bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to permit a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend.

]]> HIGHER ED Act Display Title HIGHER ED Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve Federal Pell Grants and loans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced HIGHER ED Act Short Titles as Introduced Helping Improve Grants for Higher Education & Repayment of Expensive Debt Act Introduced in House 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6239ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6239ih.xml 2016-10-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. 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.