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LEADS Act of 2017

Introduced: March 8, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Mar 8, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 8, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Letter of Estimated Annual Debt for Students Act of 2017 or the LEADS Act of 2017

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require an institution of higher education that participates in federal student aid programs to provide an annual estimate of borrowing costs to each enrolled student who receives an education loan. The cost estimate must include the student's cumulative education loan balance, projected monthly payment amount, and interest rate on each loan.

What's happening now March 8, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2224 Related bill Empowering Student Borrowers Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 4, 2017
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Apr 25, 2017
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Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 8, 2017
McSally, Martha
· Mar 8, 2017
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Mar 8, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1429: LEADS Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1429/
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"H.R. 1429: LEADS Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1429/.
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H.R. 1429, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1429/.
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