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S 1399 113th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Government lending and loan guarantees Interest, dividends, interest rates Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service.

Introduced: July 30, 2013 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Oct 30, 2013
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
Jul 31, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6104)
Jul 30, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S6077)
Jul 30, 2013
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the 6% interest rate limitation on debt entered into during a servicemember's military service to any debt entered into to consolidate or refinance one or more student loans incurred before such service.

What's happening now October 30, 2013

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.

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