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H.R. 2895 113th Congress House

Student Loan Accessibility Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 31, 2013 See on congress.gov
Education Aviation and airportsCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher education
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
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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Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Aug 9, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
Jul 31, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, 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.
Jul 31, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 13, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Loan Accessibility 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, 2014.

Amends the federal criminal code to provide that a prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment of more than one year, other than a term of life imprisonment, shall receive credit in addition to the time actually served at a rate of 84 days per year of sentence imposed if the Bureau of Prisons determines that the prisoner has displayed exemplary compliance with institutional disciplinary regulations.

Prohibits the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from implementing the Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) program. Requires any unobligated funds for that program to be expeditiously returned to the U.S. Treasury.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2895: Student Loan Accessibility Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2895/
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"H.R. 2895: Student Loan Accessibility Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2895/.
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H.R. 2895, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2895/.
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