A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service.
Latest action · Oct 30, 2013 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 30, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the 6% interest rate limitation on debt entered into during a servicemember's military service to any debt entered into to consolidate or refinance one or more student loans incurred before such service.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 30, 2013Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
- Jul 31, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6104)
- Jul 30, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jul 30, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S6077)
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1982 | Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 | Related bill | Feb 27, 2014 |
| S 2413 | Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014 | Related bill | Jun 2, 2014 |
| HR 2859 | To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service. | Identical bill | Aug 13, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2013Introduced in Senate
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