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Bank on Students Coronavirus Emergency Loan Refinancing Act of 2020

Introduced: July 1, 2020 Introduced by: Courtney, Joe Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Jul 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 1, 2020
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Bank on Students Coronavirus Emergency Loan Refinancing Act of 2020

This bill establishes refinancing programs for federal and private student loans. Specifically, it allows certain borrowers to refinance their federal student loans down to lower interest rates, and creates the Federal Direct Refinanced Private Loan to allow certain borrowers to refinance their private student loans.

What's happening now July 1, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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  • S 4141 Identical bill Bank on Students Coronavirus Emergency Loan Refinancing Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 23
Kildee, Daniel
· Nov 12, 2020
Payne, Donald
· Nov 12, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 21, 2020
Allred, Colin
· Aug 11, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jul 22, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jul 1, 2020
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jul 1, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Jul 1, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 1, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jul 1, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 1, 2020
Rice, Kathleen
· Jul 1, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Jul 1, 2020
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 1, 2020
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jul 1, 2020
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7449: Bank on Students Coronavirus Emergency Loan Refinancing Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7449/
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"H.R. 7449: Bank on Students Coronavirus Emergency Loan Refinancing Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7449/.
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H.R. 7449, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7449/.
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