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HR 2561 111th Congress House

Help Student Soldiers Act

Official title: To amend section 484B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to forgive certain loans for servicemembers who withdraw from an institution of higher education as a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 484B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to forgive certain loans for servicemembers who withdraw from an institution of higher education as a result of service in the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
Education Education programs fundingGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationMilitary personnel and dependents
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Student aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 22, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
May 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 21, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 22, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help Student Soldiers Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to waive the application of the requirement that students return title IV funds which were unearned due to their withdrawal from school to students whose withdrawal is necessitated by service in the Armed Forces.

Provides loan forgiveness under the Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan programs to students for that portion of loan assistance which is unearned due to their withdrawal from school for service in the Armed Forces and which is not returned to such programs by their schools.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2456 Related bill VETS Act of 2009
  • S 1603 Related bill VETS Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 14, 2010
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 31, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 31, 2009
Cao, Anh
· Jul 15, 2009
Carney, Christopher
· Jun 23, 2009
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jun 23, 2009
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jun 19, 2009
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 18, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 18, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 16, 2009
Sestak, Joe
· Jun 9, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2561: Help Student Soldiers Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2561/
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