REDI Act
Latest action · Mar 8, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 8, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Resident Education Deferred Interest Act or the REDI Act
This bill allows borrowers in medical or dental internships or residency programs to defer student loan payments until the completion of their programs.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2023 to May 22, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Mar 8, 2023 |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Mar 15, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Apr 26, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | May 3, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | May 31, 2023 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Jul 20, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 5, 2023 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Nov 7, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Laphonza R. Butler | Feb 7, 2024 | |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Mar 22, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Apr 10, 2024 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Apr 16, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Apr 16, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Apr 23, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Mar 8, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-804 | RURAL HEALTH CARE: SUPPORTING LIVES AND IMPROVING COMMUNITIES240 pages | Finance Committee | May 16, 2024 |
| S. Hrg. 118-202 | WHY ARE SO MANY AMERICAN YOUTH IN A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS? EXPLORING CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS101 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Jun 8, 2023 |
| S. Hrg. 118-628 | IMPROVING HEALTH CARE ACCESS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES: OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES133 pages | Finance Committee | May 17, 2023 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1202 | REDI Act | Identical bill | Feb 27, 2023 |
| S 3658 | REDI Act | Reintroduction of | Feb 16, 2022 |
| HR 5387 | DIRECT Care for the Homeless Act of 2023 | Related bill | Sep 15, 2023 |
| HR 5710 | Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act | Related bill | Sep 26, 2023 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- REDI Act
- Resident Education Deferred Interest Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2023Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
