3.0.0 926 2023-01-11T13:34:57Z 2023-01-11T13:34:57Z House HR 2017-02-07 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 7, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SOTO:H.R. 926.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.[Page H1085]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-02-07T15:12:05Z 2017-02-07 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-02-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1058) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 N K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2017-02-09 False B001304 Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] Anthony Brown D MD G. 4 2017-02-09 False S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2017-02-09 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2017-02-13 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2017-02-13 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2017-02-16 False P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 2017-03-02 False Education Education programs funding Higher education Science and engineering education Student aid and college costs Education 00 2017-02-07 Introduced in House 2017-03-06T17:21:30Z American Science Principal and Interest Reduction and Employment Act or the ASPIRE 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 cancel 25% of the outstanding balance of principal due on a Federal Direct Loan made to a student or parent of a student who graduates from an undergraduate STEM program.

An undergraduate STEM program is a degree or certificate program related to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics at an institution of higher education.

]]> ASPIRE Act Display Title ASPIRE Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce the principal amount on loans made to STEM majors. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced ASPIRE Act Short Titles as Introduced American Science Principal and Interest Reduction and Employment Act Introduced in House 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr926ih/xml/BILLS-115hr926ih.xml 2017-02-07 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.