# 116-hr-6397: Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act

116-hr-6397, Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6397
- Congress: 116
- Title: Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-03-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 60
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act This bill establishes refinancing programs for federal and private student loans. Specifically, the bill establishes a program that allows qualified borrowers to refinance their federal student loans down to lower interest rates. Such refinanced interest rates are (1) calculated based on the type of student loan (e.g., Stafford), and (2) fixed for the period of the loan. In addition, the bill creates the Federal Direct Refinanced Private Loan as a new type of loan. Such loans allow qualified borrowers to refinance their private education loans.

## Cosponsors (60)

- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6397 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6397)

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