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HR 1168 108th Congress House

Active Reservists and National Guard Student Loan Relief Act of 2003

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active duty.

Introduced: March 10, 2003 See on congress.gov
Education Armed Forces and National SecurityArmed forces reservesEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to education
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Federally-assisted loansFederally-guaranteed loansFinance and Financial SectorHigher educationInterestNational GuardStudent loan fundsWar
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 31, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Mar 12, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1783)
Mar 10, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 10, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 31, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Active Reservists and National Guard Student Loan Relief Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for deferments of repayments and for Federal interest subsidy payments on student loans for borrowers who are called to active duty.

Provides such deferments and interest payments for up to three years under the Federal Family Education Loan, direct subsidized loan, and Perkins loan programs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 10 Republican 1
Majette, Denise
· Apr 29, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 29, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 29, 2003
Janklow, William
· Apr 11, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 31, 2003
Ballance, Frank
· Mar 31, 2003
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 31, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 31, 2003
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Mar 31, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Mar 31, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 31, 2003
LUCAS, KEN
· Mar 31, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 31, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 31, 2003
SCHROCK, EDWARD
· Mar 31, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 10, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 10, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 10, 2003
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 10, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1168: Active Reservists and National Guard Student Loan Relief Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1168/
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"H.R. 1168: Active Reservists and National Guard Student Loan Relief Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1168/.
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