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H.R. 4260: Servicemember Higher Education Protection Act

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H.R. 4260: Servicemember Higher Education Protection Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-12-15 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-12-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Servicemember Higher Education Protection Act

Plain summary

Servicemember Higher Education Protection Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify provisions related to student loans for members of the military and their spouses. The Department of Education (ED) shall make available a simplified disclosure and enrollment form for student loan borrowers who are performing eligible military service. The bill establishes, within the office of the Student Loan Ombudsman, a military and veteran point of contact. The bill modifies processes for determining disability with respect to discharging a borrower's student loans. A borrower whose loan is discharged under these processes shall not be subject to certain reinstatement provisions. Under current law, borrowers serving on active duty are eligible for certain student loan interest subsidies and deferment. The bill extends such eligibility to borrowers performing other specified military service and their spouses. The bill specifies how lump sum payments made through eligible repayment programs shall be treated for purposes of determining a borrower's eligibility for public service loan forgiveness. Without requiring a request from the borrower, ED must ensure that certain student loan interest does not accrue for an eligible military borrower serving in an area of hostilities. With respect to the National Student Loan Data System, ED must: (1) integrate certain data related to the military and veteran status of borrowers, and (2) include information regarding Public Health Service loans. ED shall use specified information to ensure that an active duty borrower is not charged interest in excess of a maximum rate on certain student loans. The bill limits the allowable interest rate on certain student loan debt incurred during military service for the purpose of consolidating or refinancing student loans incurred before service. The bill establishes a working group to improve resources available from the Department of Defense's tuition assistance programs.

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Official text

Servicemember Higher Education Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] · 3 cosponsors

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Mark Takano (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4260 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114