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S 1220 · in committee · major

Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment Act

What this bill does

  • Creates a new income-driven repayment plan for federal student loans with lower monthly payments based on income.
  • Affects borrowers of federal student loans, including Parent PLUS and Federal Family Education Loans.
  • Requires 50% of monthly payments to go toward principal and forgives remaining balances after 10-15 years.

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  1. 01

    How would requiring 50% of monthly payments to go toward principal affect borrowers with lower incomes who struggle to pay even reduced amounts?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports the 10-15 year forgiveness timeline, and how does it compare to existing income-driven repayment plans?

  3. 03

    Who bears the financial cost of forgiving remaining balances—taxpayers, loan servicers, or the federal government—and what are the budget implications?

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Jeff Merkley

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Introduced 2025-04-01

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-04-01 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  2. 2025-04-01 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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