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H.R. 4555

Introduced

Student Loan Contract Act of 2025

Sponsor
DLauren Underwood· Illinois
Introduced
July 21, 2025
Policy area
Education
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.July 21, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4555 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4555

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to rename master promissory 
notes for loans made under part D of title IV of such Act to student 
loan contracts.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 21, 2025

Ms. Underwood (for herself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. 
Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Thanedar) 
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 rename master promissory 
notes for loans made under part D of title IV of such Act to student 
loan contracts.

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 Contract Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN CONTRACT AND LOAN DISCLOSURES.

(a) Student Loan Contract.--Section 432(m)(1)(D) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1082(m)(1)(D)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
``(iv) Student loan contract.--
``(I) In general.--Any master 
promissory note form described in this 
subparagraph that is developed or used 
for loans made under part D for periods 
of enrollment beginning on or after the 
date of enactment of the Student Loan 
Contract Act of 2025 shall be referred 
to as a `student loan contract'.
``(II) Clarification on use.--A 
student loan contract for loans made 
under part D for a student shall only 
be used with respect to loans made 
under part D for the periods of 
enrollment that are in the same award 
year for which the initial loans for 
which the contract is used were 
made.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 485(l)(2)(B) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(l)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting 
before the period at the end the following: ``or the student loan 
contract''.
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