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S 1775 111th Congress Senate

Servicemember Student Loan Interest Relief Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that interest shall not accrue on Federal Direct Loans for members of the Armed Forces on active du… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that interest shall not accrue on Federal Direct Loans for members of the Armed Forces on active duty regardless of the date of disbursement.

Introduced: October 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
Education Government lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationInterest, dividends, interest ratesMilitary personnel and dependents
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National Guard and reservesStudent aid and college costs
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 13, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 13, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 13, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Servicemember Student Loan Interest Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in hostile areas to benefit from the provision barring the accrual of interest on their student loans under the Federal Direct Loan program regardless of the date their loan was first disbursed. (Currently, their loan must be disbursed on or after October 1, 2008, to qualify for such treatment.)

Eliminates the restriction of such benefit on direct consolidation loans to that portion of the loan which is used to repay direct loans.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3956 Identical bill Servicemember Student Loan Interest Relief Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jul 14, 2010
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Oct 13, 2009
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Oct 13, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 13, 2009
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Oct 13, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1775: Servicemember Student Loan Interest Relief Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1775/
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"S. 1775: Servicemember Student Loan Interest Relief Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1775/.
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S. 1775, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1775/.
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