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Resident Education Deferred Interest Act or the REDI Act This bill allows borrowers in medical or dental internships or residency programs to defer student loan payments until the completion of their programs.
Action Timeline
2026-03-19
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
2025-03-11
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2025-03-11
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.942 pass?
S.942 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 29%.
What does S.942 do?
Resident Education Deferred Interest Act or the REDI Act This bill allows borrowers in medical or dental internships or residency programs to defer student loan payments until the completion of their programs.
Who sponsored S.942?
S.942 was sponsored by Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada).
Full Bill Text
119 S942 IS: Resident Education Deferred Interest Act U.S. Senate 2025-03-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 942 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Boozman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act or the REDI Act . 2. Deferment during a medical or dental internship or residency program Section 455(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(f) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking A borrower and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (6), a borrower ; (2) in paragraph (2)(A)— (A) in clause (i), by striking or after the semicolon; (B) by striking the matter following clause (ii); (C) in clause (ii), by striking the comma at the end and inserting ; or ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (iii) is serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program; ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (6) Special rule for certain in school deferment Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a borrower described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) shall be eligible for a deferment, during which periodic installments of principal need not be paid and interest shall not accrue on any loan made to the borrower under this part. .
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