S 1220 · in committee · major
Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment Act
- education
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would requiring 50% of monthly payments to go toward principal affect borrowers with lower incomes who struggle to pay even reduced amounts?
- 02
What evidence supports the 10-15 year forgiveness timeline, and how does it compare to existing income-driven repayment plans?
- 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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Sponsor · D-OR
Jeff Merkley
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
17/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-04-01
Joining the bill

Elizabeth Warren
D-MA · original

Cory A. Booker
D-NJ · original

Ron Wyden
D-OR · original

Peter Welch
D-VT · original

Richard Blumenthal
D-CT · original

Kirsten E. Gillibrand
D-NY · original

Mazie K. Hirono
D-HI · original

Tim Kaine
D-VA · original

Andy Kim
D-NJ · original

Edward J. Markey
D-MA · original

Alex Padilla
D-CA · original

Bernard Sanders
I-VT · original
+ 5 more
Legislative timeline
2025-04-01 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2025-04-01 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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