119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 11, 2025
REDI Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Mar 19, 2026): Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Education
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (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.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
Actions from Congress.gov, newest first.
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
…her Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program. S.942-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
…blic 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 GRAD 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
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 program…
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
…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 Womens H…
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-Based M…
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 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
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 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
…ian 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 Accountabilit…
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
…visions S.1380 - SPARC Act, all provisions S.2439 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions S.2715 - FAIR Act of 2025, all provisions S.942 - REDI Act, all provisions Comment Letter: [ED-2025-OPE-1042-0002] Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencie…
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
…0, 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 Unnecessary…
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 Physician S…
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
…R. 3152 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 Divi…
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
H.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.…
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
H.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.…
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
H.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.…
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
H.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.…
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
…03) which 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 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 ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$400,000
Spent on own lobbying
…her Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program. S. 942 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 ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Education
$400,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 2028 REDI Act S. 942 REDI 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
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ge program and Breakthrough Device policy; Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act (H.R. 307); Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 2028/S. 942); Implementation and funding for the Cardiomyopathy Health, Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act (P.L. 118-176); provide AEDs in…
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 CARDIOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…C Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380); provide deferred interest payments for residents on student loans with the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 2028/S. 942); oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; physician-owned hospital policy including…
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
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act (S.2301) Health Care Workforce Expansion Act (S.2954) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI Act) (H.R. 2028,S. 942) Save Americas Rural Hospitals Act (H.R. 3684) Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act (H.R.…
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 EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 30, 2026 · issue area: Education
$498,299
Spent on own lobbying
…her Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program. S.942-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