HR 2976 · 115th Congress · Education

Deferment for Active Cancer Treatment Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-06-21· Sponsored by Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]· House

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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 House Committee on Education and the Workforce.(2017-06-21)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Deferment for Active Cancer Treatment Act of 2017 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow borrowers to defer student loans while they are receiving cancer treatment and during the six months after treatment.…

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Cosponsors (20)

16 Democrats4 Republicans
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]CO
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]FL
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]FL
Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]TN
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]FL
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]CA
Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]NJ
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]NY
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]CA
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]CO
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]CA
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]MD
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]CA
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]FL
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13]PA
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]PR