HOUSE 2648116th CongressOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 5.
Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 9/29/2020
Actions
- 2020-09-29Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 5.
- 2020-09-29Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2020-09-15Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2020-09-14Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Discharged.
- 2019-06-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- 2019-05-09Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-05-09Introduced in House
- 2019-05-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-09 (00)
Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019
This bill permits a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend.
Cosponsors (20)
- John Katko (R-NY)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
- DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- J. Correa (D-CA)
- Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
- JAMES CLYBURN (D-SC)
- Debra Haaland (D-NM)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Anthony Brindisi (D-NY)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
Subjects
- Bankruptcy
- Higher education
- Student aid and college costs
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