US HB2349 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Introduced on June 13 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 13 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Get Relief from Academic Debt Act of 2013 or the GRAD Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow borrowers of Direct Stafford Loans to opt to extend the period before they must begin to repay such loans to one year after they cease to carry at least one-half the normal full-time academic workload. (Currently, the repayment period for Direct Stafford Loans begins six months after borrowers cease to carry at least one-half the normal full-time academic workload.) Subsidizes the interest that accrues on Direct Stafford Loans for the first six months of that extended grace period. Makes this Act applicable to Direct Stafford Loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2013.
Title
Get Relief from Academic Debt Act of 2013
Sponsors
| Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA] | Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU] | Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA] | Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA] |
| Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] | Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] | Rep. William Enyart [D-IL] | Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA] |
| Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA] | Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] |
| Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-08 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. |
| 2013-06-17 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3658) |
| 2013-06-13 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5399 (Related) 2014-11-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Subjects
Education
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2349/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2349/BILLS-113hr2349ih.pdf |
