I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1614 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2017 Mr. Pocan (for himself, Mr. Conyers , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Rush , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Beyer , Ms. Moore , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Welch , Mr. Nolan , Mr. Schrader , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Slaughter , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Kind , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Payne , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Grothman , Ms. Judy Chu of California , and Mr. Perlmutter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To authorize borrowers of loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program to modify the interest rate of such loans to be equal to the interest rate for such loans at the time of modification.