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Parent PLUS Loan Improvement Act of 2019

Introduced: June 24, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jun 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 19, 2019
Introduced in House
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Parent PLUS Loan Improvement Act of 2019

This bill modifies requirements concerning the applicable terms and conditions of Federal Direct PLUS Loans made by parent borrowers (i.e., parent PLUS loans) on behalf of their dependent college students.

Specifically, it reduces the interest rate and eliminates the origination fee for a parent PLUS loan disbursed on or after July 1, 2019.

The Department of Education must ensure, prior to disbursement, that parent PLUS loan borrowers receive counseling that includes comprehensive information on the terms and conditions of the loans and the responsibilities of the borrowers.

The bill makes parent PLUS loans eligible for the income-contingent and income-based repayment plans. Additionally, it makes consolidation loans that repay parent PLUS loans eligible for the income-based repayment plans.

What's happening now June 19, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9
Sires, Albio
· Dec 10, 2020
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jun 24, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jun 24, 2019
Richmond, Cedric
· Jun 24, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 24, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3353: Parent PLUS Loan Improvement Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3353/
MLA
"H.R. 3353: Parent PLUS Loan Improvement Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3353/.
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H.R. 3353, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3353/.
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[H.R. 3353: Parent PLUS Loan Improvement Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3353/)
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