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HR 4119 116th Congress House Education Government Accountability Office (GAO) Higher education Interest, dividends, interest rates Student aid and college costs

Student Loan De­fer­ment Act of 2019

Introduced: July 30, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 30, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Loan Deferment Act of 2019

This bill extends the grace period for the repayment of Federal Direct Loans to one year, and it freezes the interest rate at zero percent during such period.

What's happening now July 30, 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 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Aug 6, 2019
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Aug 6, 2019
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jul 30, 2019
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Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 30, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4119: Student Loan De­fer­ment Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4119/
MLA
"H.R. 4119: Student Loan De­fer­ment Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4119/.
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H.R. 4119, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4119/.
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[H.R. 4119: Student Loan De­fer­ment Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4119/)
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