HIGHER EDUCATION ACT

Amendments

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5847 [23JY], S5866, S5867, S5870, S5918, S5919 [24JY], H5214 [31JY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), consideration (H. Res. 232), H2925 [23MY]

Articles and editorials

Lessons in Democracy, S4029 [10JN]

Let’s Renew VAWA Today, H798 [28FE]

Playing Politics With Student Debt, S3974 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions

Colleges and universities: amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid (see H.R. 3446), H6997 [12NO]

——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (see S. 1822), S8771 [12DE]

——— exempt certain State-provided loan programs from being subject to preferred lender arrangement requirements (see H.R. 1529), H1991 [12AP] (see H.R. 3371), H6901 [29OC]

——— improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see S. 128), S284 [24JA] (see H.R. 812), H627 [25FE]

——— increase amount of loan forgiveness available to highly-qualified teachers employed in low-income schools who teach in the same school district for five consecutive years (see H.R. 2881), H5260 [31JY]

——— require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 216), S469 [4FE] (see H.R. 482), H342 [4FE]

——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 113), S214 [23JA] (see H.R. 3612), H7354 [21NO]

Dept. of Education: add disclosure requirements to the institution of higher education financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (see S. 1156), S4481 [13JN]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 1066), S3844 [23MY]

——— authorize nonprofit institutions of higher education to provide payment to certain third-party entities (see H.R. 2525), H4079 [26JN]

——— clarify the calculation of cohort default rates for proprietary or for-profit institutions relative to forebearance or deferment of student loans (see H.R. 1928), H2568 [9MY]

——— convene the Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary Education Data (see H.R. 1949), H2574 [13MY]

——— enter into voluntary, flexible agreements with certain guaranty agencies to provide delinquency prevention and default aversion services for Federal Direct Loan Program borrowers (see H.R. 618), H454 [12FE]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (see H.R. 3136), H5765 [19SE]

——— establish Federal-State partnerships to increase higher education funding and need-based student financial aid (see S. 1874), S9052 [19DE]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (see H.R. 1911), H2567 [9MY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), consideration (see H. Res. 232), H2909 [22MY]

——— establish student loan interest rates (see S. 1334), S5800 [18JY]

——— extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (see S. 953), S3430 [14MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 707), S2589 [11AP] (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1498), H1956 [11AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP] (see H.R. 1876), H2532 [8MY] (see H.R. 2161), H2953 [23MY] (see H.R. 2895), H5260 [31JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see S. 1238), S5498 [27JN] (see H.R. 2574), H4173 [28JN]

——— improve the financial aid process for homeless and foster youth (see S. 1754), S8457 [21NO]

——— increase accountability of nonprofit athletic associations by requiring member institutions to protect the health and education of student athletes (see H.R. 2903), H5341 [1AU]

——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 1969), H2602 [14MY]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, income-based repayment caps, and cap on Federal loan consolidation rate (see S. 1241), S5498 [27JN]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, increasing cap on subsidized loans, and refinancing current fixed-rate loans (see S. 909), S3256 [8MY] (see H.R. 1946), H2568 [9MY]

——— make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see H.R. 3694), H7687 [11DE]

——— prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 2637), H4369 [10JY]

——— protect academic futures of collegiate student athletes (see H.R. 3545), H7309 [20NO]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (see S. 1873), S9052 [19DE]

——— provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators (see S. 440), S1088 [4MR]

——— provide information to foster youth on their potential eligibility for Federal student aid (see H.R. 2108), H2911 [22MY]

——— provide new program review requirements relative to colleges and universities (see S. 406), S1011 [28FE]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 1924), H2568 [9MY]

——— repeal suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 3510), H7152 [15NO]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H2716 [16MY]

——— reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 682), S2501 [9AP] (see S. 1003), S3657 [21MY]

——— restore and extend the grace period before repayment begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 2349), H3590 [13JN]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see S. 1659), S7876 [6NO] (see H.R. 3496), H7110 [14NO]

——— simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to protect borrowers and encourage responsible borrowing (see H.R. 1716), H2298 [24AP]

——— simplify the process for determining the need and eligibility of students for financial assistance (see H.R. 2040), H2717 [16MY]

——— suspend, for a certain period, the use of adverse credit history in determining eligibility for Federal Direct PLUS Loans (see H.R. 2966), H5344 [1AU]

——— update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (see S. 915), S3326 [9MY] (see H.R. 1937), H2568 [9MY]

——— use excess revenue generated from the Federal Direct Loan Program to carry out the Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 2880), H5260 [31JY]

——— verify eligibility of certain borrowers on loans submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or already in default before such borrowers obtain a consolidation loan (see H.R. 1991), H2653 [15MY]

Education: enhance entrance counseling and exit counseling for student borrowers (see S. 546), S1785 [13MR]

——— require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see H.R. 2961), H5343 [1AU]

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 1803), S8668 [11DE]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see S. 829), S3028 [25AP] (see S. 1532), S6647 [19SE] (see H.R. 2920), H5342 [1AU]

Taxation: increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1527), H1991 [12AP]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Education: extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (S. 953), motion to proceed, S3949 [4JN], S3977 [6JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), motion to proceed, S5522 [8JY], S5595 [10JY]

——— reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), motion to proceed, S3949 [4JN], S3977 [6JN]

Letters

Federal Direct Stafford Loan reduced interest rate extension: Christina Bonarrigo, E987 [28JN], E1016 [8JY]

Keep Student Loans Affordable Act: several youth, consumer, civil rights, and educational organizations, S5545 [9JY]

Smarter Solutions for Students Act: Lisa M. Maatz, American Association of University Women, H2924 [23MY]

Motions

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2937 [23MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), S5584 [10JY], S5675 [15JY], S5717 [17JY]

Remarks in House

Colleges and universities: exempt certain State-provided loan programs from being subject to preferred lender arrangement requirements (H.R. 1529), H2494 [8MY]

——— improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, H679 [27FE], H741, H798 [28FE]

——— improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (H.R. 812), E179 [25FE]

Congress: legislative priorities, H3766 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: convene the Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary Education Data (H.R. 1949), H2895–H2898 [22MY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2751 [17MY], H2788, H2795–H2801 [20MY], H2903–H2909 [22MY], H2916, H2917, H2926–H2942 [23MY], H2968 [3JN], H3107, H3109 [5JN], H3271 [11JN], H3299 [12JN], H3369, H3371 [13JN], H3638 [14JN], H3697 [18JN], H3768, H3770 [19JN], H3969 [20JN], H3998, H4002, H4024 [25JN], H4042, H4045, H4046, H4047, H4048, H4052–H4054 [26JN], H4095, H4132, H4133, H4134 [27JN], H4161 [28JN], H4226–H4228 [9JY], H4316 [10JY], H4515 [16JY], H4864 [23JY], H4984 [24JY], H5054 [25JY], H5100 [30JY], E771 [3JN], E983 [27JN]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), consideration (H. Res. 232), H2917–H2926 [23MY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), motion to recommit, H2937, H2938 [23MY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), Senate amendment, H5187, H5214–H5221 [31JY], E1185 [1AU], E1212, E1214, E1220 [2AU]

——— extend Pay as You Earn Repayment Plan to past student loan borrowers, H2936 [23MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H2921, H2922 [23MY], H3294 [12JN], H3370 [13JN], H3593 [14JN], H3735 [18JN], H4147 [28JN], H4318, H4321, H4322 [10JY], H4515 [16JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1433), H2904 [22MY], H3107 [5JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1498), H2903, H2904 [22MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1595), H2258 [24AP], H2500, H2501 [8MY], H2589 [14MY], H2930, H2934, H2936, H2937, H2942 [23MY], H3026 [4JN], H3102 [5JN], H3262 [11JN], H3360 [13JN], H3697, H3718 [18JN], H3998, H4012–H4015 [25JN], H4051–H4054 [26JN], H4092 [27JN], H4162 [28JN], H4608 [18JY], E947 [20JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1876), H2526 [8MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 2161), H2907 [22MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (H.R. 2574), H4226–H4228 [9JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), H4221 [9JY]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, increasing cap on subsidized loans, and refinancing current fixed-rate loans (H.R. 1946), H2929, H2934 [23MY]

——— protect students from higher education costs and increased student loan interest rates, H1613 [19MR], H2902–H2906 [22MY], H3228 [6JN], H3695 [18JN]

——— protect students from initial teaser interest rates on student loans that lead to higher long-term costs, H2937, H2938 [23MY]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (H.R. 1924), H2525 [8MY]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (H.R. 2020), H2905 [22MY]

——— restore and extend the grace period before repayment begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program (H.R. 2349), H3658 [17JN]

——— simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to protect borrowers and encourage responsible borrowing (H.R. 1716), H2928 [23MY], H5217 [31JY]

Financial literacy: require financial literacy and economic education counseling for student borrowers, H2935 [23MY]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H4584 [17JY], H4991 [24JY]

——— Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H336 [4FE], H2019 [15AP], H2481 [7MY], H3978–H3980 [20JN], E891, E892 [17JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3767 [19JN]

Remarks in Senate

Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act: set sunset date, S5811 [23JY], S5867–S5869, S5892 [24JY]

Colleges and universities: establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (S. 1822), S8907 [17DE]

——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (S. 113), S220 [23JA], S668 [13FE]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions, S666–S668 [13FE], S968 [28FE], S2484 [9AP], S5822 [23JY], S6040 [30JY]

Dept. of Education: add disclosure requirements to the institution of higher education financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (S. 1156), S5220 [26JN]

——— establish Federal-State partnerships to increase higher education funding and need-based student financial aid (S. 1874), S9062 [19DE]

——— establish interest rate caps on student loans through surtax on individuals making over a certain amount, S5870–S5872, S5880–S5882, S5884, S5885, S5887, S5890, S5892 [24JY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S3702 [22MY], S3917–S3919 [4JN], S4536 [18JN], S5126 [25JN], S5758 [17JY], S5759 [18JY], S5811, S5821, S5828 [23JY], S5852, S5855, S5859, S5863–S5894 [24JY], S5962 [25JY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), unanimous-consent agreement, S5850 [23JY]

——— establish student loan interest rates (S. 1334), S5806 [18JY]

——— extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (S. 953), S3436 [14MY], S3437 [15MY], S3915–S3919 [4JN], S4019 [7JN], S4196, S4197 [11JN], S4458–S4460 [13JN], S5220 [26JN], S5884 [24JY]

——— extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (S. 953), motion to proceed, S3970, S3971–S3975, S3977 [6JN]

——— extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (S. 953), unanimous-consent agreement, S3949 [4JN]

——— extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (S. 953), unanimous-consent request, S4196 [11JN], S4458 [13JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, S5219, S5226 [26JN], S5480 [27JN], S5611 [10JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1595), S5126 [25JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 707), S2591 [11AP], S3550 [16MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), S5317, S5476, S5510 [27JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), motion to proceed, S5513, S5518, S5522, S5523 [8JY], S5531–S5539, S5543–S5549, S5552, S5555–S5564 [9JY], S5584–S5598, S5600 [10JY], S5625 [11JY], S5675 [15JY], S5691 [16JY], S5717 [17JY], S5760 [18JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), unanimous-consent request, S5475 [27JN], S5589 [10JY]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, income-based repayment caps, and cap on Federal loan consolidation rate (S. 1241), S5477, S5510 [27JN], S5537–S5539, S5546–S5548, S5555, S5559–S5564 [9JY], S5585–S5594, S5597 [10JY], S5777–S5779, S5791–S5794 [18JY], S5825–S5830 [23JY]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, income-based repayment caps, and cap on Federal loan consolidation rate (S. 1241), unanimous-consent request, S5475 [27JN]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, increasing cap on subsidized loans, and refinancing current fixed-rate loans (S. 909), S3260 [8MY], S5317 [27JN]

——— protect students from higher education costs and increased student loan interest rates, S1721 [13MR], S5483 [27JN]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (S. 1873), S9062 [19DE]

——— reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), S3698 [21MY], S3701 [22MY], S3970 [6JN], S4019 [7JN], S4436, S4458–S4460 [13JN]

——— reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), motion to proceed, S3971–S3977 [6JN]

——— reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), unanimous-consent agreement, S3949 [4JN]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S9013 [19DE]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (S. 1659), S7912 [7NO]

——— update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (S. 915), S3330 [9MY], S5597 [10JY]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S308–S311 [28JA], S753 [14FE], S1843 [14MR], S2789 [18AP], S4008, S4013 [7JN], S4027, S4034, S4036 [10JN], S4199 [11JN], S4435 [13JN], S4498, S4503–S4510 [17JN], S4557 [18JN], S5106–S5108, S5111, S5112, S5116 [25JN], S5236 [26JN], S5348 [27JN], S5951 [25JY], S9011–S9013 [19DE]

——— Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S5204 [26JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of immigration policies, S309 [28JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. Rept. 113–89), H2909 [22MY]

Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1949) (H. Rept. 113–83), H2802 [20MY]

Smarter Solutions for Students Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1911) (H. Rept. 113–82), H2802 [20MY]

Supporting Academic Freedom Through Regulatory Relief Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2637) (H. Rept. 113–205), H5475 [10SE]

Tables

Projected interest rates under H.R. 1911, Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act, H5219 [31JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 232, consideration of H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, H2917 [23MY]

H.R. 1911, Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act, S5894 [24JY]

H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, H2927 [23MY]

H.R. 1949, Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act, H2895 [22MY]

S. 113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, S221 [23JA]

S. 1659, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, S7878 [6NO]

S. 1803, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, S8669–S8673 [11DE]

S. 1822, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act, S8775 [12DE]