# 114-hr-5838: Transparency in Student Lending Act

114-hr-5838, Transparency in Student Lending Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] (R-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5838
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5838
- Congress: 114
- Title: Transparency in Student Lending Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Introduced: 2016-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Transparency in Student Lending Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand disclosure requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in the Direct Loan program. Specifically, it requires an IHE to disclose, in federal student loan application materials, the annual percentage rate applicable to a Direct Loan.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] (R-NM), 2016-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3808: To require the withdrawal and study of the Federal Housing Finance Agency's proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership, and for other purposes.
- 114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015
- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-3706: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-5838 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5838)

## Related
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3808: To require the withdrawal and study of the Federal Housing Finance Agency's pro…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3808)
- [114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2726)
- [114-hr-985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-985)
- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
- [114-hr-3706: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3706)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5838 (as of 2025-11-18).