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Making College More Affordable Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
October 18, 2019
Latest Action
October 18, 2019
Primary Sponsor
David N. CicillineDemocratic(RI)
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Making College More Affordable Act This bill creates federal interest-free education loans for undergraduate students. The loans must have the same terms and conditions and benefits to borrowers as federal direct Stafford Loans. Interest on these loans may only accrue during periods when a borrower is not earning taxable income due to professional negligence, professional incompetence, or malicious action on the part of the borrower. The Department of Education (ED) must carry out a repayment plan program for the interest-free loans under which loans payments are automatically withheld from the pre-tax income of the borrower. ED must cancel any outstanding balance of principal or interest due on those interest-free loans made to a borrower who has made 300 monthly payments. The borrower must be taxed on the amount canceled. Those taxes must be applied to carry out the federal direct loan program.
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2019 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R.1644 - Save the Internet Act; H.R.4747 - Defending US Government Communications Act, as well as related provisions in H.R.5515, the John S McCain National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019 (NDAA); S.3085 - Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (issues related to DHS implementation); and S.3655 - TRACED Act (robocalling). General lobbying on the following issues: Congressional oversight of broadband mapping and the FCCs Form 477 data collection process; Congressional Oversight of the Connect America Fund; and Permitting and rights of way for broadband infrastructure on federal lands.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
General lobbying on the following issues: Congressional oversight of the Connect America Fund; H.R.2 -- Agricultural Improvement Act (provisions related to Rural Utilities Service ReConnect broadband programs); H.R.1644 - Save the Internet Act; H.R.4747 - Defending US Government Communications Act, as well as related provisions in H.R.5515, the John S McCain National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019 (NDAA); S.3085 - Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (issues related to DHS implementation); and S.3655 - TRACED Act (robocalling). General lobbying on the following issues: Congressional oversight of broadband mapping and the FCCs Form 477 data collection process; Congressional Oversight of the Connect America Fund; and Permitting and rights of way for broadband infrastructure on federal lands.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE