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HR 179 102th Congress House Education American economic assistance Conferences Federal aid to medical education Foreign Trade and International Finance Medical residents Recognition (International law) Student loan funds

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

Introduced: January 3, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 8, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 3, 1991
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 February 8, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Independent 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 23, 1991
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 11, 1991
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 21, 1991
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 19, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 10, 1991
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 10, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 10, 1991
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 179: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit the deferral of payments on student loans during professional internships, regardless of duration.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-179/
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"H.R. 179: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit the deferral of payments on student loans during professional internships, regardless of duration.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-179/.
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H.R. 179, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-179/.
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