HR 2561 · 111th Congress · Education

Help Student Soldiers Act

Introduced 2009-05-21· Sponsored by Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.(2009-10-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Help Student Soldiers Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to waive the application of the requirement that students return title IV funds which were unearned due to their withdrawal from school to students whose withdrawal is necessitated by service in the Armed Forces. Provides loan forgiveness under the Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan programs to students for that portion of loan assistance which is unearned due to their withdrawal from school for service in the Armed Forces and which is not returned to such programs by their schools.…

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13]IL
Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4]PA
Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52]CA
Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15]IL
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]FL
Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7]PA
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]MN
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]AZ
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]GU
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]MA
Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]NY
Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10]PA
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-14]IL
Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]CA
Rep. Cao, Anh "Joseph" [R-LA-2]LA
Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-8]FL
Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]TN
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]IN