H.R. 3165

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3165 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3165

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate origination fees 
on Federal Direct loans.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 1, 2025

Mr. Smucker (for himself and Ms. Davids of Kansas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Workforce

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A BILL

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate origination fees 
on Federal Direct loans.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Tax Elimination Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF ORIGINATION FEES ON FEDERAL DIRECT LOANS.

(a) Repeal of Origination Fees.--Subsection (c) of section 455 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(c)) is repealed.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 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 
following the enactment of this Act.
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