3.0.0 649 2023-01-11T13:28:37Z 2023-01-11T13:28:37Z House HR 2015-02-02 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POCAN:H.R. 649.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commercewith foreign Nations, and among the several States, and withthe Indian Tribes.[Page H812]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2015-04-29T14:17:12Z Referred to 2015-02-02T17:04:15Z 2015-04-29 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Committee 2015-02-02 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-02-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 N L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2015-02-02 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2015-02-02 True C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2015-02-02 True S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2015-02-02 True W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2015-02-02 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2015-02-02 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2015-02-02 True K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2015-02-02 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2015-02-02 True B001285 Rep. 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Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2015-07-07 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2015-07-07 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2015-07-13 False G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2015-09-30 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2015-12-09 False K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 2016-02-03 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 2016-03-15 False B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 13 2016-04-12 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2016-04-12 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2016-04-18 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2016-04-18 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2016-04-26 False P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2016-04-29 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2016-05-10 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2016-05-10 False C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 2016-05-11 False C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2016-05-12 False H001063 Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] Janice Hahn D CA 44 2016-07-05 False Education Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Interest, dividends, interest rates Student aid and college costs Education 00 2015-02-02 Introduced in House 2015-02-27T22:45:38Z Student Loan Refinancing Act

Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow a borrower of a loan under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program to modify the interest rate on such a loan so that its interest rate is equal to the interest rate it would bear if first disbursed at the time of modification.

Fixes that interest rate for the life of the loan, unless the borrower elects to modify it again.

]]> Student Loan Refinancing Act Display Title Student Loan Refinancing Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize borrowers of loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program to modify the interest rate of such loans to be equal to the interest rate for such loans at the time of modification. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Student Loan Refinancing Act Introduced in House 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr649ih/xml/BILLS-114hr649ih.xml 2015-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. 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.