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Introduced
06/21/2017
06/21/2017
In Committee
06/21/2017
06/21/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Deferment for Active Cancer Treatment Act of 2017
AI Summary
This bill, the Deferment for Active Cancer Treatment Act of 2017, amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow for the deferment of certain student loans during a period in which a borrower is receiving treatment for cancer. The key provisions of the bill include:
1) Allowing borrowers of federal student loans, including Direct Loans, Federally Insured Student Loans, Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loans, and Federal Perkins Loans, to defer loan payments and have interest waived during the period they are receiving treatment for cancer and for 6 months after such period.
2) Applying these deferment provisions to loans made on or after the date of enactment, as well as loans in repayment on the date of enactment.
The purpose of the bill is to provide relief to student loan borrowers who are undergoing active cancer treatment, recognizing the financial hardship and challenges they face during this time.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (73)
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)*,
Pete Aguilar (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Cheri Bustos (D),
Michael Capuano (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Barbara Comstock (R),
Joe Courtney (D),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Carlos Curbelo (R),
Rodney Davis (R),
Peter DeFazio (D),
John Delaney (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Jeff Denham (R),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Mario Diaz-Balart (R),
Daniel Donovan (R),
Michael Doyle (D),
John Duncan (R),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Matt Gaetz (R),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Jenniffer González (R),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),
Thomas MacArthur (R),
Michael McCaul (R),
Betty McCollum (D),
Donald McEachin (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Collin Peterson (D),
Jared Polis (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Fred Upton (R),
David Valadao (R),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Bruce Westerman (R),
Frederica Wilson (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
David Young (R),
Don Young (R),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (on 06/21/2017)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2976/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2976/BILLS-115hr2976ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2976/BILLS-115hr2976ih.pdf.pdf |
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