HOUSE 770116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/5/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-05Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- 2019-01-24Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-24 (00)
Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy 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 (17)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- MIKE THOMPSON (D-CA)
- Anthony Brindisi (D-NY)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)
- John Yarmuth (D-KY)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- Lucy McBath (D-GA)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Kendra Horn (D-OK)
- MARCY KAPTUR (D-OH)
- CHRISTOPHER SMITH (R-NJ)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
Subjects
- Bankruptcy
- Higher education
- Student aid and college costs
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