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Helping Individuals Get a Higher Education while Reducing Education Debt Act or the HIGHER ED Act This bill makes various changes to student loan forgiveness and loan repayment programs. First, the bill authorizes graduate and professional students to receive subsidized Stafford Loans. These students have been ineligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans since July 1, 2012. Next, the bill allows student loans to be discharged in bankruptcy proceedings. The bill also establishes refinancing programs for student loans. It allows certain borrowers to refinance their federal student loans down to lower interest rates, and it creates the Federal Direct Refinanced Private Loan to allow certain borrowers to refinance their private student loans. Additionally, the bill revises the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, such as by (1) allowing certain part-time faculty to participate in the PSLF program; (2) allowing borrowers to receive, and retroactively applying, loan forgiveness on half of their total loans after satisfying 60 qualifying monthly payments; (3) revising the process for certification of employment; and (4) requiring the Department of Education (ED) to establish a dispute resolution process. Further, the bill revises federal student loan repayment programs, including by (1) replacing existing student loan repayment plans with one income-based repayment plan and one standard 10-year repayment plan, and (2) allowing existing borrowers to lower their payments by switching to these new plans. It also establishes a process for ED to enroll a delinquent borrower in a new repayment plan. The bill also requires ED to provide certain notifications to borrowers.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Education
Higher Education Act reauthorization; H.R. 4647 - the College Affordability Act H.R. 1043/S.460 - Employer Participation in Repayment Act S. 609 - Protecting JOBs Act H.R. 2099 -Wildlife Veterinarians Employment and Training Act S. 1428 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act H.R. 3102 - Helping Individuals Get a Higher Education while Reducing Education Debt (HIGHER ED) Act H.R. 3418 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST Grad Act) H.R. 2065/S. 1002 - Affordable Loans for Any Student Act H.R. 2728/S. 1489 - Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act H.R. 2129/S. 1496 - Empowering Students Though Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R. 3674 - Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act; S. 1696, Student Loan Tax Elimination Act of 2019 H.R. 2186 - Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 3098 - Student Loan Interest Deduction Act S. 379 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of a 529 account S. 1175 - PSLF Technical Corrections Act Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program implementation Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act (P.L. 116-136); suspension of federal student loan repayment and interest accrual; PSLF enhancements; H.R. 6800 HEROES Act related to student loan provisions S. 3760 - Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID-19 Crisis Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $290,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · third_quarter · Education
Higher Education Act reauthorization; H.R. 4647, the College Affordability Act H.R. 1043/S.460, Employer Participation in Repayment Act Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program implementation S. 609, Protecting JOBs Act H.R. 2099, Wildlife Veterinarians Employment and Training Act S. 1428 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act H.R. 3102 Helping Individuals Get a Higher Education while Reducing Education Debt (HIGHER ED) Act H.R. 3418 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST Grad Act) H.R. 2065/S. 1002 Affordable Loans for Any Student Act H.R. 2728/S. 1489 Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act H.R. 2129/S. 1496 Empowering Students Though Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R. 3674 Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act; S. 1696, Student Loan Tax Elimination Act of 2019 H.R. 2186 Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 3098 Student Loan Interest Deduction Act S. 379 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of a 529 account S. 1175 PSLF Technical Corrections Act Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program implementation S. 3760 Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID-19 Crisis Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $240,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · second_quarter · Education
Higher Education Act reauthorization; H.R. 4647 College Affordability Act S. 1163/H.R. 2746 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program implementation S. 609 Protecting JOBs Act H.R. 2099 Wildlife Veterinarians Employment and Training Act H.R. 3102 Helping Individuals Get a Higher Education while Reducing Education Debt (HIGHER ED) Act H.R. 3418 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST Grad Act) H.R. 2065/S. 1002 Affordable Loans for Any Student Act H.R. 2728/S. 1489 Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act H.R. 2129/S. 1496 Empowering Students Though Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R. 3674 Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act; S. 1696, Student Loan Tax Elimination Act of 2019 H.R. 2186 Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 3098 Student Loan Interest Deduction Act S. 379 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of a 529 account S. 1175 PSLF Technical Corrections Act S. 3760 Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID-19 Crisis Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $220,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2020 · first_quarter · Education
Higher Education Act Reauthorization; Public Service Loan Forgiveness; H.R.4674 - College Affordability Act; H.R 6134 VET MED Act Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program implementation S. 609, Protecting JOBs Act H.R. 2099, Wildlife Veterinarians Employment and Training Act S. 1428 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act H.R. 3102 Helping Individuals Get a Higher Education while Reducing Education Debt (HIGHER ED) Act H.R. 3418 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST Grad Act) H.R. 2065/S. 1002 Affordable Loans for Any Student Act H.R. 2728/S. 1489 Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act H.R. 2129/S. 1496 Empowering Students Though Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R. 3674 Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act; S. 1696, Student Loan Tax Elimination Act of 2019 H.R. 2186 Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 3098 Student Loan Interest Deduction Act S. 379 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of a 529 account S. 1175 PSLF Technical Corrections Act H.R. 748 Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act; suspension of federal student loan repayment and interest accrual
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $320,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Education
. Higher Education Act Reauthorization; H.R. 4674 College Affordability act; Draft Legislation related to veterinary internships and residencies S. 1163/H.R. 2746, the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act H.R. 1043/S.460, Employer Participation in Repayment Act Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program implementation S. 609, Protecting JOBs Act H.R. 2099, Wildlife Veterinarians Employment and Training Act S. 1428 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act H.R. 3102 Helping Individuals Get a Higher Education while Reducing Education Debt (HIGHER ED) Act H.R. 3418 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST Grad Act) H.R. 2065/S. 1002 Affordable Loans for Any Student Act H.R. 2728/S. 1489 Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act H.R. 2129/S. 1496 Empowering Students Though Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R. 3674 Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act; S. 1696, Student Loan Tax Elimination Act of 2019 H.R. 2186 Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 3098 Student Loan Interest Deduction Act S. 379 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of a 529 account S. 1175 PSLF Technical Corrections Act
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Education
. Higher Education Act Reauthorization; H.R. 4674 College Affordability act; Draft Legislation related to veterinary internships and residencies S. 1163/H.R. 2746, the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act H.R. 1043/S.460, Employer Participation in Repayment Act Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program implementation S. 609, Protecting JOBs Act H.R. 2099, Wildlife Veterinarians Employment and Training Act S. 1428 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act H.R. 3102 Helping Individuals Get a Higher Education while Reducing Education Debt (HIGHER ED) Act H.R. 3418 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST Grad Act) H.R. 2065/S. 1002 Affordable Loans for Any Student Act H.R. 2728/S. 1489 Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act H.R. 2129/S. 1496 Empowering Students Though Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R. 3674 Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act; S. 1696, Student Loan Tax Elimination Act of 2019 H.R. 2186 Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 3098 Student Loan Interest Deduction Act S. 379 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of a 529 account S. 1175 PSLF Technical Corrections Act
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE