119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 11, 2025
REDI Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Mar 11, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Education
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Mar 11, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Dental care · Government lending and loan guarantees · Health personnel · Interest, dividends, interest rates · Medical education · Student aid and college costs
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Education
$393,240
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.2028-REDI Act, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental intern…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$210,000
Spent on own lobbying
…for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. Teaching Health Center, GME, National Health Service Corps and Community Health Center reauthorization H.R. 2028/ S. 942 Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act) H.R. 3711/S. 1948 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
Childrens mental health; S. 942/H.R. 2028, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act, all provisions relating to allowing borrowers in medical or dental internships or residency programs to defer…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$250,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act; H.R. 9946, Equity in STI Testing Act; H.R. 3387, No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act; H.R. 9842, State Offices of Womens Health Support and Expansion Act; H.R. 2028/S. 942, REDI Act; H.R. 5536, HEADACHE Act; H.Res.739/S.Res.401, National Stillbirth Prevention & Awareness Day Resolution; S. ____, Jeanette Acosta Invest in W…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ss and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ss and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ss and Practice Stabilization Act (HR 879/ S.1640) Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (HR 2433) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 2028 / S 942) Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act (S. 864) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) PBM Transparency Act (S. 526) Prescription Pricing for the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…providers H.R. 6672: Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Act: Creates a federal loan repayment program for certain mental health professionals S942/H.R. 2028: Redi Act: Interest free deferment on student loans for borrowers in medical or dental internships or residency programs H.R. 7019: Campus Prevention and Recov…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Monitored P.L. 119-21 One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions pertaining to education Monitored H.R. 2028 / S. 942 The REDI Act (all sections of full text)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$144,050
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 2028/ S. 942 - Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act) Letter supporting funding for Mental Health Services Professional Demonstration (MHSP) and School…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRY · lobbying firm or registrant: ALSTON & BIRD LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act. Implementation of the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020 (Pub. L. No. 116-327). H.R. 2028/S.942, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act. H.R.2001, Action for Dental Health Act. H.R.7931, Improving Dental Administration Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY · lobbying firm or registrant: SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Education
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
Preserving Federal Loan Access for Physicians and Other Health Professionals Under OBBBA Implementation; S. 942/H.R. 2028, the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act; H.R. 4681/S. 1380, the Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act Expansion of Physician Workf…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR DENTAL, ORAL, AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR DENTAL, ORAL, AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Education
$25,000
Spent on own lobbying
Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (S.942/H.R.2028)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Education
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for the Resident Education Deferred (REDI) Act (HR 2028/S 942), which would allow physicians and dentists to defer their student loans interest free during residency.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
…dent Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R.4731/S.2439) Medical Student Education Authorization Act (H.R.5248) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI Act) (H.R. 2028, S. 942) Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 (H.R. 6468) PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act (H.R. 3267, S.3487) Foreign Medical School Accou…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Education
$4,540,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.1 - An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (PL 119-21), provisions related to student loans H.R.2028 - REDI Act, all provisions H.R.2314 - FAIR Act, all provisions H.R.3890 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4681 - SPARC Ac…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$388,538
Spent on own lobbying
…879/S.1640, Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025. H.R.929/S.266, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act. H.R.2028/S.942, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act. H.R.2191/S.1390, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act. H.R.2433, Reducing Medically Unnec…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Education
$388,538
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.2028/S.942, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act. H.R.4681/S.1380, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act. H.R.4731/S.2439, Resident Physi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS · lobbying firm or registrant: COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$203,130
Spent on own lobbying
…The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Cures 2.1 S. 4935, Physician Fee Stabilization Act Medical Lab Personnel Shortage Relief Act S. 1380 - SPARC Act S. 942/H.R. 2028 - REDI Act H.R. 879 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 Issues relating to regulation of laboratory diagnostics CDC Division of Ca…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…R. 2433 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 S. 266/H.R. 929 - Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. 942/H.R. 2028 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1380 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 2031 - Workforce Mobility Act S. 1410 - Fi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…R. 2433 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 S. 266/H.R. 929 - Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. 942/H.R. 2028 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1380 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 2031 - Workforce Mobility Act S. 1410 - Fi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…R. 2433 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 S. 266/H.R. 929 - Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. 942/H.R. 2028 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1380 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 2031 - Workforce Mobility Act S. 1410 - Fi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…R. 2433 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 S. 266/H.R. 929 - Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. 942/H.R. 2028 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1380 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 2031 - Workforce Mobility Act S. 1410 - Fi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$78,800
Spent on own lobbying
…ch provides a clear and timely appeals process when a patient is subjected to step therapy. Support the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (S. 942/H.R. 2028) as a targeted, bipartisan, bicameral solution to address the unique student debt challenges faced by physicians and dentists by restoring interest deferment d…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$86,880
Spent on own lobbying
…eas in exchange for a waiver of the physicians' two-year foreign residence requirement. We supported the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (S 942/HR 2028) that, if passed, will allow borrowers to qualify for interest-free deferment on their student loans while serving in a medical or dental internship or residen…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing