U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9166: Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026
Status: In committee, June 4, 2026
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, June 4, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Refinancing programs (a) Program authority Section 451(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087a(a) ) is amended-- (1) by striking and (2) and inserting (2) ; (2) by inserting ; and (3) to make refinanced loans under section 460A after section 459A ; and (3) by inserting , except for refinanced loans made under section 460A, after Loans made under this part . (b) Refinancing Program Part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: SECTION 460A. Refinancing FFEL and Federal Direct Loans (a) In general Beginning not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026 , the Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary, upon the receipt of an application from a borrower, makes a refinanced loan under this part, in accordance with the provisions of this section, in order to permit the borrower to obtain the interest rate provided under …
Sponsors
- Michael Turner (R, HD-010) · primary sponsor
- Donald Norcross (D, HD-001)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R, HD-001)
- Lloyd Doggett (D, HD-037)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Education
Common questions
- What is HB9166?
- HB9166 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026.
- What does HB9166 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9166?
- In committee as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9166?
- Michael Turner (R, HD-010), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9166?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9166
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