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Affordable Loans for Any Student Act

Introduced: April 3, 2019 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Apr 3, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Affordable Loans for Any Student Act

This bill addresses repayment options, loan disclosures, and loan counseling for student loans.

The bill revises requirements concerning repayment options for student loan borrowers. For instance, the bill terminates interest capitalization and origination fees for Federal Direct Loans, provides assistance to low-income borrowers or borrowers who are delinquent on loan payments, and replaces the existing income-based repayment plans with two new plans. Under the new plans, borrowers may choose (1) a fixed repayment plan with equal monthly payments paid over a period of 10 years, or (2) an income-based repayment plan with monthly payments equal to 10% percent of their income above the poverty level. The income-based plan is capped at 20 years of payments.

The bill also revises requirements concerning student loan disclosures and student loan counseling for borrowers. For instance, the bill requires the Department of Education to maintain online counseling tools that provide borrowers with annual and exit student loan counseling.

What's happening now April 3, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • S 1696 Related bill Student Loan Tax Elimination Act
  • HR 640 Related bill Student Aid Simplification Act
  • HR 2728 Related bill Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act
  • HR 3674 Related bill Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act
  • S 1489 Related bill Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act
  • HR 2065 Identical bill Affordable Loans for Any Student Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 3, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 3, 2019
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Apr 3, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 3, 2019
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Apr 3, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 3, 2019
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 3, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1002: Affordable Loans for Any Student Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1002/
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"S. 1002: Affordable Loans for Any Student Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1002/.
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