REDI Act
Latest action · Mar 19, 2026 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
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 11, 2025
- 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 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2025 to Sep 24, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Apr 4, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Jul 15, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Oct 7, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Nov 3, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Dec 4, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | May 12, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Jun 1, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Sep 24, 2026 |
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 11, 2025Hearings Mar 19, 2026 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 19, 2026Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- Mar 11, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Mar 11, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2028 | REDI Act | Related bill | Mar 11, 2025 |
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 11, 2025Introduced in Senate
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