[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3165 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3165 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate origination fees on Federal Direct loans. _______________________________________________________________________ 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Tax Elimination Act''. SEC. 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Repeal of Origination Fees.--Subsection (c) of section 455 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(c)) is repealed.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. <all>