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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced legislation to help aspiring college students understand the full cost and implications of taking out student loans.
The Student Transparency for Understanding Decisions in Education Net Terms (STUDENT) Act would provide student loan applicants with an estimate of the total amount of interest they would pay – based on a standard 10-year repayment plan – during or prior to accepting a loan.
HULL, IOWA – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) announced that middle and high school students across Iowa’s 4th Congressional District are invited to participate in the 2025 Congressional App Challenge. This is a nationwide competition that encourages students to learn to code and expose them to the possibilities of a career in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced legislation to lower interest rates on student loans by allowing states like Iowa to utilize more private activity bonds to offer student loans.
Last year, the Joe Biden administration oversaw the worst rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in recent memory, leaving families and students in the dark for months about financial assistance for higher education.
This preventable setback caused headaches for parents, frustrations for students, and confusion for community colleges and universities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced legislation – the Tax-Free Pell Grants Act – to make federal Pell Grants tax-free.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced the Future Funding for Agricultural Research, Mentorship, and Education Reauthorization (Future FARMER) Act.
On February 21st, my 36 County Tour once again led me to Crawford County. On my 36 County Tour in 2024, I had two stops in Crawford County — the Crossroads of Crawford County, a pregnancy resource center, and the Lineage cold storage facility — where I heard from constituents on rural healthcare concerns and the need for expanded refrigeration infrastructure.
My tour across the 36 counties of Iowa’s 4th Congressional District once again took me back to Ida County. In 2024, I kicked off my 36 County Tour in Ida County meeting with Ida County Sheriff Wade Harriman and the department’s faithful K9, Ghazi. On another stop in 2024, I made my way over to Hi-Way Products and Hawkeye Fabrication in Ida Grove to learn more about how I can support Iowa’s manufacturers and small businesses from my position on the House Ways and Means Committee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for the Crucial Communism Teaching Act, which would direct the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation to create a curriculum to educate high school students about the dangers and history of communism.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for legislation to require the U.S. Department of Education to release the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form by October 1st instead of January 1st the following year.