Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 6239 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve Federal Pell Grants and loans, and for other purposes. · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the or the Helping Improve Grants for Higher Education & Repayment of Expensive Debt Act HIGHER ED Act . The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Federal Pell Grants. Sec. 3. Reinstatement of authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students. Sec. 4. Discharge student loans in bankruptcy. Sec. 5. Refinancing programs. Sec. 6. Loan forgiveness for adjunct faculty. Sec. 7. Revised income-driven repayment plans for new borrowers on or after July 1, 2017.