Medical Economic Deferment for Students (MEDS) Act
Latest action · May 14, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 19, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 19, 2009 to May 11, 2010; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| R-NY | Christopher J. Lee | Mar 30, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Mar 30, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Mar 30, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jun 12, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Jun 18, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jul 13, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Daniel B. Maffei | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | May 4, 2010 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | May 11, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 19, 2009 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred May 14, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- Mar 19, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 19, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend section 435(o) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medical Economic Deferment for Students (MEDS) Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 19, 2009Introduced in House
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