A bill to extend student loan interest rates for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans.
Interest Rate Reduction Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, applicable to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013.
Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal provisions establishing and appropriating funds to the Prevention and Public Health Fund (a Fund to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and help restrain the rate of growth in private and public sector health care costs). Rescinds any unobligated balances appropriated to such Fund.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 365.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 393.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2733-2734)
Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Ordered Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 370.
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