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H.R. 781 116th Congress House

Student Loan Relief for Feds Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Education to provide a deferment for certain student loans of Federal employees subject to a lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 28, 2019 See on congress.gov
Education AppropriationsDistrict of ColumbiaGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment lending and loan guarantees
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Higher educationInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent aid and college costs
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 24, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Loan Relief for Feds Act

This bill makes federal student loans eligible for deferment during federal government shutdowns. Specifically, the bill allows affected federal, state, and District of Columbia employees and contractors to apply for deferment on their student loan payments during a shutdown and for three months after the shutdown has ended.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Feb 11, 2019
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Jan 31, 2019
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 30, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 28, 2019
Hurd, Will
· Jan 24, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 781: Student Loan Relief for Feds Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-781/
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"H.R. 781: Student Loan Relief for Feds Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-781/.
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H.R. 781, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-781/.
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