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H.R. 3165

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3165, the Student Loan Tax Elimination Act, was introduced in the House on May 1, 2025 by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on May 1, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 3165 has 4 co-sponsors.

hb3165/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3165 IH: Student Loan Tax Elimination Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-01
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3165  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 1, 2025   Mr. Smucker  (for himself and  Ms. Davids of Kansas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate origination fees on Federal Direct loans.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Student Loan Tax Elimination Act  .
2.
Elimination of origination fees on federal direct loans
(a)
Repeal of origination fees
Subsection (c) of section 455 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(c) ) is repealed.
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to loans made under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq. ) for which the first disbursement of principal is made, or, in the case of a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan, the application is received, on or after July 1 following the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-01
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate origination fees on Federal Direct loans.

Sponsors

Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R) sponsors H.R. 3165, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3165 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · May 1, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3165 has taken 2 actions since May 1, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 1, 2025
House
Introduced in House
May 1, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 3165 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 3165.

Titles

H.R. 3165 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Student Loan Tax Elimination Act — Display Title
  • Student Loan Tax Elimination Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate origination fees on Federal Direct loans. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 20 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3165 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Education, Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Veterans, Agriculture, Defense, Immigration, Indian/Native American Affairs.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ACCESSLEX INSTITUTE (FKA ACCESS GROUP, INC.)—Pennsylvania11—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE—Maryland11—
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ACCESSLEX INSTITUTE (FKA ACCESS GROUP, INC.)11—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE11—
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEXANDRA GINSBERG111
ANDREW STRICKLAND111
BENJAMIN VONACHEN111
DAVID BERGMAN111
DORIS PARFAITE-CLAUDE111
JULIE CROCKETT111
JULIO ABREU111
KAREN CONWELL SMITH111
KAREN STUDWELL111
KATHERINE MCGUIRE111
KENNETH POLISHCHUK111
LILLIAN ANDEMICAEL111
LUCA CELLUCCI111
MONICA KONATE111
NANCY CONNEELY111
SCOTT BARSTOW111
SERENA DAVILA111
SHEILA DUFFY111
STEFANIE REEVES111
TREY HINES111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSNAMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN2025 second_quarter$400K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE2026 first_quarter$110K1st Quarter - Report
ACCESSLEX INSTITUTE (FKA ACCESS GROUP, INC.)ACCESSLEX INSTITUTE (FKA ACCESS GROUP, INC.)2025 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3165 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3165’s is Education.

hr3165/policy-areas.txt
EducationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com