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HR 6250 114th Congress House

RISE Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow qualified entrepreneurs to temporarily defer Federal student loan payments after starting a new business.

Introduced: September 28, 2016 Introduced by: Gallego, Ruben Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
Education Economic developmentGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationSmall businessStudent aid and college costs
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Latest action September 28, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Relief and Investment for Student Entrepreneurs Act or the RISE Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 by allowing a qualified entrepreneur with a loan under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program to defer loan payments for up to 3 years. A "qualified entrepreneur" is a borrower who: (1) has received a degree during the 10-year period before the date of the deferment, (2) has at least one registered business entity, (3) has raised capital of not less than $30,000 for such business entity, and (4) has an outstanding loan balance of not less than $5,000.

The Department of Education may cancel up to $17,500 of federal direct and unsubsidized Stafford loans for a borrower who: (1) has operated a small business located in a historically underutilized business zone for at least three years, and (2) is not currently in default on the loan.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6250: RISE Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6250/
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"H.R. 6250: RISE Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6250/.
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H.R. 6250, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6250/.
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