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H.R. 2161 113th Congress House

Assisting Students with Loans Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.

Introduced: May 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
Education AppropriationsGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment trust fundsHealth programs administration and funding
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Health promotion and preventive careHigher educationInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent aid and college costs
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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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Jul 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
May 24, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 23, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 23, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Assisting Students with Loans Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013, to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2015.

Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal provisions establishing and appropriating funds to the Prevention and Public Health Fund (a Fund to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and help restrain the rate of growth in private and public sector health care costs). Rescinds any unobligated balances appropriated to such Fund.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2161: Assisting Students with Loans Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2161/
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"H.R. 2161: Assisting Students with Loans Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2161/.
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H.R. 2161, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2161/.
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