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HR 4277 102th Congress House Education Consumer credit Federal aid to higher education Federally-guaranteed loans Fees Student loan funds

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to delete certain requirements relating to the guaranteed student loan program.

Introduced: February 20, 1992 See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Feb 20, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 20, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal certain requirements relating to the guaranteed student loan program, which, as added by the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-164), include requiring that student loan applicants over age 21 have: (1) credit reports, for which the lender may charge up to $25; and (2) cosigners if they have an adverse credit history.

What's happening now March 2, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 11, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4277: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to delete certain requirements relating to the guaranteed student loan program.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4277/
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"H.R. 4277: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to delete certain requirements relating to the guaranteed student loan program.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4277/.
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H.R. 4277, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4277/.
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