H.R. 1202 · 118th Congress

REDI Act

Introduced on Feb 27, 2023 by Brian Babin (R-TX-36). 74 cosponsors, 38 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 27, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 27, 2023
Cosponsors
74
38 from the other party
Policy area
Education
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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 internship or residency program.

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Brian BabinR-TX-36Sponsor

Democrats · 38

Republicans · 36

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 27, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Feb 27, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Feb 27, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION10 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION$78.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  2. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $3.3M reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY5 reports
    $375K reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS5 reports
    $360K reported (all issues)
  6. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS5 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  7. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY5 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  8. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS5 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS$92K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INC5 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)
  10. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS5 reports
    $564.3K reported (all issues)
  11. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY5 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)
  12. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  13. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION$645K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY5 reports
    $888.9K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY$307.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  15. American Academy of Family Physicians5 reports
    $4.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSAI match · 99%
  16. American College of Surgeons5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS$2.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  17. American Medical Association5 reports
    $30.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  18. COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS5 reports
    $868.1K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS$18M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  19. California Medical Association Inc.5 reports
    $317K reported (all issues)
  20. SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY5 reports
    $430K reported (all issues)
  21. Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions5 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  22. THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS5 reports
    $830.6K reported (all issues)
  23. TRINITY HEALTH5 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TRINITY HEALTH$226.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 95%
  24. Academy of General Dentistry3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  25. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists3 reports
    $660K reported (all issues)
  26. The University of Alabama System2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  27. UAB Health System2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  28. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE1 report
    $90K reported (all issues)
  29. American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  30. Minnesota Society of Anesthesiologists1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.