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HR 5613 116th Congress House Education Economic development Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Small business Student aid and college costs

RISE Act

Introduced: January 15, 2020 Introduced by: Gallego, Ruben Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 15, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Relief and Investment for Student Entrepreneurs Act or the RISE Act

This bill provides deferment and cancellation of certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan program for qualified entrepreneurs.

Specifically, the bill allows a qualified entrepreneur with a loan under the Federal Direct Loan program to defer loan payments for up to three years. A qualified entrepreneur is a borrower who (1) receives a degree during the 10-year period before the borrower requests a deferment, (2) registers at least one business entity, (3) raises capital of not less than $15,000 for such business entity, and (4) has an outstanding loan balance of not less than $5,000.

The Department of Education may cancel up to $17,500 of Federal Direct Stafford Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans for a borrower who (1) has operated a small business located in a historically underutilized business zone for at least three years, and (2) is not currently in default on the loan.

What's happening now January 15, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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