3.0.0
1972
2025-04-21T12:24:17Z
2025-04-21T12:24:17Z
Senate
S
S
2023-06-14
118
- sshr00
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate
Standing
  - Referred To
2023-06-14T15:49:22Z

- Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2023
118
1198
HR
2023-02-27
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  - Related bill
CRS

- College Transparency Act
118
2957
HR
2023-04-27
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  - Related bill
CRS

- Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2023
118
528
S
2023-02-27
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  - Related bill
CRS

- College Transparency Act
118
1349
S
2023-04-27
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  - Related bill
CRS

- Graduate Opportunity and Affordable Loans Act
118
1968
S
2023-06-14
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  - Related bill
CRS

- Informed Student Borrowing Act of 2023
118
1970
S
2023-06-14
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  - Related bill
CRS

- Streamlining Accountability and Value in Education for Students Act
118
1971
S
2023-06-14
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  - Related bill
CRS

- Informed Student Borrowing Act of 2023
118
4616
HR
2023-07-13
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  - Related bill
CRS
- 2023-06-14
  - sshr00
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
IntroReferral
- 2023-06-14
Introduced in Senate
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
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Cassidy
R
LA
N
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Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
John
Cornyn
R
TX
2023-06-14
True
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Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Chuck
Grassley
R
IA
2023-06-14
True
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Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Tim
Scott
R
SC
2023-06-14
True
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Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]
Tommy
Tuberville
R
AL
2023-06-14
True
- T000476
Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Thomas
Tillis
R
NC
Roland
2023-07-27
False
Education
Education
2023-07-17T21:15:19Z
00
2023-06-14
Introduced in Senate
2024-06-03T16:19:01Z
Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act
This bill makes various changes to the federal student loan system, including by addressing options for student loan repayment.
First, the bill requires the National Center for Education Statistics to establish a secure and privacy-protected data system that contains information about postsecondary students.
Second, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to develop standard terminology and a format for financial aid offer forms based on recommendations from representatives of certain groups. Each institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs must (1) use the standard form when offering financial aid to students, and (2) use the standard terminology and definitions developed by ED for all communications related to financial aid offers.
The bill revises and expands loan counseling for borrowers of federal student loans. For example, the bill requires an IHE that participates in federal student aid programs to provide loan counseling to a student borrower of a federal student loan at the first disbursement of a loan in each award year.
Additionally, the bill addresses options for student loan repayment and access to federal student loans. For example, the bill consolidates existing repayment plans into two options: a standard 10-year repayment plan and an income-driven repayment plan.
The bill limits federal student loan borrowing for graduate and professional students by (1) terminating the ability of a graduate or professional student to receive a Direct PLUS Loan, and (2) reducing the aggregate loan limits for Direct Unsubsidized Loans.

Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act
- Display Title
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Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act
2024-07-24T15:21:35Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act
2024-05-24T13:38:43Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Official Title as Introduced
6

A bill to increase college transparency and for other purposes.
2023-07-14T00:59:05Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Introduced in Senate
2023-06-14T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118s1972is/xml/BILLS-118s1972is.xml
2023-06-14
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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