US Congress House Bill 1615 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medical Economic Deferment for Students (MEDS) Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to the meaning of economic hardship under the Federal Family Education Loan or Perkins Loan and related loan insurance programs. Considers borrowers under such programs to be suffering economic hardship if they are working full-time, have a federal educational debt burden equal to at least 20% of their adjusted gross income, and the difference between their adjusted gross income minus such debt burden is less than 220% of the greater of: (1) the annual earnings of an minimum wage earner; or (2) 150% of the poverty line applicable to their family size.

Medical Economic Deferment for Students (MEDS) Act

Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. Judy Biggert [R-IL]	Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R-CA]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. John Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R-MI]	Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D-AZ]	Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]
Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. Christopher Lee [R-NY]	Rep. Daniel Maffei [D-NY]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. Howard McKeon [R-CA]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [R-PA]
Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]
Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Vic Snyder [D-AR]	Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]
Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-14		Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
2009-03-19		Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1615/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1615/BILLS-111hr1615ih.pdf