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Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act

Introduced: March 4, 2021 Introduced by: Warner, Mark R. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act

This bill establishes a refinancing program for federal student loans.

Specifically, the Department of Education (ED) must, within 30 days, establish a program that allows qualified borrowers to refinance their federal student loans down to lower interest rates. The refinanced interest rates are (1) calculated based on the type of student loan (e.g., Stafford), and (2) fixed for the period of the loan.

In addition, the bill requires ED to establish eligibility requirements for the refinancing program based on income or debt-to-income ratio. ED must also coordinate with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to alert borrowers of their program eligibility.

What's happening now March 4, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5084 Related bill Student Loan Refinancing Act
  • HR 6424 Related bill HIGHER ED Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 603: Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-603/
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"S. 603: Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-603/.
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S. 603, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-603/.
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