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Medical Education Affordability Act

Introduced: March 29, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Mar 29, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4207)
Mar 29, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4207)
Mar 29, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Education Affordability Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to revise specified regulations regarding student loan repayment deferment under certain programs of the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to borrowers who qualify for such deferment on the basis of economic hardship and are in postgraduate medical or dental internship, residency, or fellowship programs.

Revises such regulations to: (1) make such deferment available to such borrowers for the duration of postgraduate medical or dental internship, residency, or fellowship programs if they must be successfully completed to begin work in the profession, or they lead to a degree or certificate from a health professional school or facility that offers postgraduate training; and (2) make it unnecessary for borrowers to apply annually for such deferments while participating in such programs.

What's happening now March 29, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4207)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 13, 2007
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 29, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1066: Medical Education Affordability Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1066/
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"S. 1066: Medical Education Affordability Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1066/.
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S. 1066, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1066/.
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