To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate origination fees for Federal Direct Loans.

Bill: 113-hr-5577
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2014-09-18
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees

Higher education

Student aid and college costs

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses the sense of Congress that no origination fees should be charged on any future loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program. (Origination fees are the fees lenders charge for processing new loan applications.)</p> <p>Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the Secretary of Education's authority to charge an origination fee on a Direct Loan first disbursed, or, in the case of a Direct Consolidation Loan, for which an application is received, on or after July 1, 2015.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5577 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2014 Mrs. Davis of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate origination fees for Federal Direct Loans.

1. Elimination of origination fees for Federal Direct Loans (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that no origination fees should be charged on any future Federal Direct Loans. (b) Repeal of origination fees Subsection (c) of section 455 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(c) ) is repealed. (c) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply with respect to loans made under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq. ) for which the first disbursement of principal is made, or, in the case of a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan, the application is received, on or after July 1, 2015.