S. 942IntroducedEDUCATION
REDI Act
Dental care · Government lending and loan guarantees · Health personnel
Key facts
Introduced: Mar 11, 2025
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 14
Congress: 119th
Latest action · Mar 19, 2026
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Summary
Resident Education Deferred Interest Act or the REDI Act
This bill allows borrowers in medical or dental internships or residency programs to defer student loan payments until the completion of their programs.
Summary by Congressional Research Service.
Timeline
- Mar 19, 2026Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- Mar 11, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Mar 11, 2025Introduced in Senate
Cosponsors
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] R-AR
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] D-WA
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] R-IN
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] D-GA
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] D-DE
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] D-MI
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] D-AZ
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] D-OR
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] D-CA
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] D-DE
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] D-NY
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] D-NM
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] D-NH
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] R-OK
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