US Congress Senate Bill 1139 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on May 26 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-05-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Servicemember Student Loan Interest Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in hostile areas to benefit from the provision barring the accrual of interest on their student loans under the Federal Direct Loan program regardless of the date their loan was first disbursed. (Currently, their loan must be disbursed on or after October 1, 2008, to qualify for such treatment.) Eliminates the restriction of such benefit on direct consolidation loans to that portion of the loan which is used to repay direct loans.

Servicemember Student Loan Interest Relief Act

Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Benjamin Nelson [D-NE]
Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-26	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1139/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1139/BILLS-112s1139is.pdf