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S. 1696 116th Congress Senate

Student Loan Tax Elimination Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate origination fees on Federal Direct loans.

Introduced: June 18, 2019 See on congress.gov
Education Government lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationStudent aid and college costsUser charges and fees
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 3, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Loan Tax Elimination Act

This bill eliminates the origination fee on federal student loans. Origination fees are the fees lenders charge for processing new loan applications.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1899 Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act
  • HR 3674 Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act
  • HR 2065 Affordable Loans for Any Student Act
  • S 1002 Affordable Loans for Any Student Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
R
Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Jun 18, 2019
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 18, 2019
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 3, 2019
 R
Scott, Rick
Florida · Jun 3, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1696: Student Loan Tax Elimination Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1696/
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"S. 1696: Student Loan Tax Elimination Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1696/.
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S. 1696, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1696/.
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