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LEADS Act of 2016

Introduced: September 7, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jul 13, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 13, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Letter of Estimated Annual Debt for Students Act of 2016 or the LEADS Act of 2016

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 by requiring institutions of higher education to provide to each student with education loans for attending the institution an estimate of student loan borrowing costs, including: (1) the cumulative balance of education loans owed by the student, (2) the amount of new education loans expected to be disbursed during the year, (3) the projected cumulative balance of education loans that will be owed by the student after the student graduates, and (4) projected monthly payments to repay the loans. The estimates must be given to students before each academic year succeeding the one for which a loan was first received.

What's happening now September 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 2
McSally, Martha
· Sep 7, 2016
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 14, 2016
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Jul 14, 2016
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jul 13, 2016
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Jul 13, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5755: LEADS Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5755/
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"H.R. 5755: LEADS Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5755/.
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H.R. 5755, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5755/.
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