3.0.0 3346 2023-01-11T13:37:22Z 2023-01-11T13:37:22Z House HR 2017-07-20 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 123 (Thursday, July 20, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LAWSON of Florida:H.R. 3346.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8: To make all Laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H6146]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-07-20T13:04:45Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-07-20T13:04:40Z Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act 115 4001 HR 2017-10-10 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Related bill CRS Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act 115 3835 HR 2017-09-26 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Related bill CRS 2017-07-20 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-07-20 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 2017-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000586 Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] Al Lawson D FL 5 N V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2017-07-28 False B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2017-07-28 False A000370 Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] Alma Adams D NC S. 12 2017-07-28 False E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2] Dwight Evans D PA 2 2017-07-28 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-07-28 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2017-07-28 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2017-07-28 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2017-07-28 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2017-07-28 False V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2017-07-28 False E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2017-07-28 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2017-07-28 False Education Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Income tax exclusion Interest, dividends, interest rates Student aid and college costs User charges and fees Education 00 2017-07-20 Introduced in House 2019-04-16T15:53:56Z Student Opportunity Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education to establish a program to refinance the outstanding principal, interest, and late charges on Federal Direct Loans (DLs) and Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) in order to give a borrower a fixed interest rate equal to the 10-year Treasury note rate plus .5 percentage point.

]]> Student Opportunity Act Display Title Student Opportunity Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Student Opportunity Act Introduced in House 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3346ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3346ih.xml 2017-07-20 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. 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.