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H.R. 3836 115th Congress House

Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Truth in Lending Act to clarify the application of prepayment amounts on student loans.

Introduced: September 26, 2017 See on congress.gov
Education Government lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent aid and college costsUser charges and fees
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Sep 26, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 26, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 26, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to set forth how a student loan borrower's prepayment amount on a Federal Family Education Loan, Federal Direct Loan, or Federal Perkins Loan must be applied.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3836: Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3836/
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"H.R. 3836: Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3836/.
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H.R. 3836, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3836/.
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