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H.R. 4372 115th Congress House

Help Students Repay Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require borrowers to repay Federal student loans under an income-based repayment plan or a standard repayments plan, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
Education Government lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent aid and college costs
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Nov 13, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nov 13, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 13, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help Students Repay Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to consolidate student loan repayment options for new borrowers of William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans into one simplified income-driven repayment plan.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4372: Help Students Repay Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4372/
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"H.R. 4372: Help Students Repay Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4372/.
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H.R. 4372, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4372/.
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