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H.R. 394: COVID–19 Student Loan Relief Extension Act

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H.R. 394: COVID–19 Student Loan Relief Extension Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-21 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 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

COVID–19 Student Loan Relief Extension Act

Plain summary

COVID-19 Student Loan Relief Extension Act This bill extends certain temporary relief related to federal student loans and expands eligibility for such relief to additional types of loans. Specifically, the bill extends the current suspension of payments due on federal student loans to 30 days after the end of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. It also extends the suspension of interest due on these loans until the economy shows specified initial signs of recovery. Further, the bill expands eligibility for temporary relief on federal student loans to include Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) and Federal Perkins Loans that are not held by the Department of Education (ED) and certain health profession and nursing loans. (Currently, these temporary relief provisions are only applicable to certain Federal Direct Loans and FFELs that are held by ED.) Additionally, the bill makes this eligibility retroactive to March 13, 2020. Finally, ED and the Department of Health and Human Services must carry out a program, beginning on August 1, 2021, to provide at least six notices to borrowers that normal payment obligations will resume.

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Official text

COVID–19 Student Loan Relief Extension Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · 19 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), James A. Himes (D-CT), John B. Larson (D-CT), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Ted Lieu (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] reported raising $966,514 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr394 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117