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HR 2718 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Interest, dividends, interest rates Military personnel and dependents Student aid and college costs

Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act

Introduced: June 10, 2015 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 30, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jun 11, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4237)
Jun 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 10, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act

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 June 30, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1557 Related bill Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jun 10, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2718: Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2718/
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"H.R. 2718: Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2718/.
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H.R. 2718, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2718/.
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