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Jacky Rosen (D-NV)

Resident Education Deferred Interest Act

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program.

S. 942 · Senate bill Education

A Democratic bill with 4 Republican cosponsors · See all 17 cosponsors

Last activity — Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act or the REDI Act. It was introduced in the Senate on March 11, 2025. The bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965. Its main goal is to help people who have student loans. Specifically, it provides interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers who are serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +7

    Does this make college cost less?

    The bill directly improves affordability for medical and dental residents by stopping interest accrual.

  • Scored +7

    Does this reduce what student borrowers owe or repay?

    It provides significant student loan relief through interest-free deferment during training.

  • Scored +6

    Would students be better off under this?

    This provides direct financial relief to students pursuing advanced medical and dental training.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.