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HR 4690 101th Congress House Education Federal aid to medical education Medical residents Student loan funds

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit the deferral of payments on students loans during professional internships, regardless of duration.

Introduced: May 1, 1990 See on congress.gov
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May 11, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
May 1, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 1, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit the deferral of payments on student loans during professional internships of any duration (by removing a two-year limitation).

What's happening now May 11, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 13, 1990
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 28, 1990
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 1990
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 21, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4690: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit the deferral of payments on students loans during professional internships, regardless of duration.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4690/
MLA
"H.R. 4690: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit the deferral of payments on students loans during professional internships, regardless of duration.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4690/.
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H.R. 4690, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4690/.
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[H.R. 4690: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit the deferral of payments on students loans during professional internships, regardless of duration.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4690/)
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