3.0.0 2725 2023-01-11T13:36:36Z 2023-01-11T13:36:36Z House HR 2017-05-25 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 91 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROKITA:H.R. 2725.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8, Clause I ``Congress shall have thepower to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises,to pay the debts and provide for the common defense andgeneral welfare of the United States; but all duties,imposts, and excises shall be uniform throughout the UnitedStates;''[Page H4609]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-05-25T13:13:25Z 2017-05-25 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000592 Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 N H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2017-05-25 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2017-07-17 False L000586 Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] Al Lawson D FL 5 2017-07-17 False Education Education programs funding Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government lending and loan guarantees Health personnel Higher education Interest, dividends, interest rates Law enforcement officers Military personnel and dependents Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula User charges and fees Education 00 2017-05-25 Introduced in House 2019-04-15T23:21:13Z Student Loan Lower Interest Rate and Lower Monthly Payment Refinancing Act of 2017

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to address refinancing of student loans, including to authorize states and private lenders to refinance federal student loans at lower market-based variable interest rates.

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Student Loan Lower Interest Rate and Lower Monthly Payment Refinancing Act of 2017 Display Title Student Loan Lower Interest Rate and Lower Monthly Payment Refinancing Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Student Loan Lower Interest Rate and Lower Monthly Payment Refinancing Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2725ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2725ih.xml 2017-05-25 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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.