H.R. 6239: HIGHER ED Act
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H.R. 6239: HIGHER ED Act
114th Congress · introduced 2016-09-28 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2016-09-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
HIGHER ED Act
Plain summary
Helping Improve Grants for Higher Education & Repayment of Expensive Debt Act or the HIGHER ED Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to: modify the Federal Pell Grant program to increase the maximum award and restore year-round grants, make graduate and professional students eligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans under the Federal Direct Loan program, direct the Department of Education to refinance outstanding federal student loans for Direct Loan and Federal Family Education Loan program borrowers, include a part-time job as a faculty member within the definition of "public service job" for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program, and establish additional terms and conditions applicable to the income-based and income-contingent repayment plans. Additionally, the bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to permit a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend.
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Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr6239.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr6239 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114