S 1557 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act of 2015

Introduced Jun 11, 2015 Originated Senate Sponsor Richard J. Durbin D-IL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 11, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4107-4108)

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 11, 2015
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act of 2015

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 7

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2015 to Jun 16, 2015, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-MTJon TesterOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJun 11, 2015
D-HIBrian SchatzJun 16, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 11, 2015Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 11, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4107-4108)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2718Servicemember Student Loan Affordability ActRelated billJun 30, 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 11, 2015Introduced in Senate

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