S. 942 119th Congress Senate

REDI Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program.

Introduced: March 11, 2025 Introduced by: Jacky Rosen Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov

Education Dental careGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth personnelInterest, dividends, interest rates

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Medical educationStudent aid and college costs

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Became law

Mar 19, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Mar 11, 2025

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

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Mar 19, 1996	Senate · vote #43	On Passage of the Bill S. 942	Passed	100–0	See who voted →

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What's happening now March 19, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Resident Education Deferred Interest Act or the REDI Act

This bill allows borrowers in medical or dental internships or residency programs to defer student loan payments until the completion of their programs.

Hearings & markups 1

Member Day to examine S.297, to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and he…
Meeting Mar 19, 2026 · 10:00 AM EDT · Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 103

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS
for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
for AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ALSTON & BIRD LLP
for ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRY · Illinois · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
103 filings
SENATE
103 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
75 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
65 filings
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
39 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
39 filings
Education, Dept of
34 filings
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
34 filings

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Cosponsors 17