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00 2025-10-24 Introduced in House 2025-10-29T16:40:13Z <p><strong>Halting Education Loan Payments during Federal Employment Disruptions Act or the HELP FEDs Act</strong></p><p>This bill waives late fees, penalties, and other adverse actions for federal employees who miss student loan payments during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown). &nbsp;</p><p>The bill applies to education loans made, insured, or guaranteed under the Higher Education Act of 1965, including loans held by the Department of Education (ED) or contracted loan servicers.</p><p>Under the bill, a federal employee who misses a student loan payment that is due during a period of involuntary disruption of pay (i.e., the employee did not receive scheduled wages due to a lapse in appropriations) may not be assessed a late fee or penalty or be subject to other adverse actions. The bill also prohibits federal employees from incurring additional interest on such loans during an involuntary disruption of pay.&nbsp;</p><p>In addition, the bill requires ED to coordinate with credit reporting agencies and loan&nbsp;servicers to ensure that no adverse information related to delayed or missed student loan payments of a federal employee during an involuntary disruption of pay is furnished to any consumer reporting agency.&nbsp;</p><p>The bill applies retroactively to any involuntary disruption of pay occurring on or after October 1, 2025.&nbsp;</p>

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