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S 4459 117th Congress Senate Education

Affordable Loans for Any Student Act

Introduced: June 23, 2022 Introduced by: Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 23, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Debt Relief and College Affordability Act

This bill makes changes to the Federal Pell Grant program and addresses repayment options, loan disclosures, and loan counseling for student loans.

For example, the bill (1) directs the Department of Education (ED) to provide federal student loan forgiveness and cancellation for recipients of Pell Grants, (2) increases the maximum Pell Grant award, (3) terminates interest capitalization and origination fees for Federal Direct Loans, and (4) requires ED to maintain online counseling tools that provide borrowers with entrance and exit student loan counseling.

What's happening now June 23, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7288 Related bill Affordable Loans for Any Student Act
  • S 3953 Related bill Affordable Loans for Any Student Act
  • HR 8559 Related bill Small Business Owner Tax Relief Act of 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4459: Student Debt Relief and College Affordability Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4459/
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"S. 4459: Student Debt Relief and College Affordability Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4459/.
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S. 4459, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4459/.
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