5899 -- To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make debts for student loans dischargeable. | Poliscope

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make debts for student loans dischargeable.

5899

116th Congress

Finance and Financial Sector

In Committee

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

February 13, 2020

Latest Action

March 10, 2020

Primary Sponsor

Glenn GrothmanRepublican(WI)

Momentum (last 30 days)

score

0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

76pct

26d open

vs 9,062 other HR bills in the 116th — cohort avg 39d

Summary

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.

Subjects (3)

Bankruptcy

Higher education

Student aid and college costs

Actions (3)

March 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

February 13, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

February 13, 2020

Introduced in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Judiciary Committee	House	Referred to	February 13, 2020

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in House	February 13, 2020	XML

Cosponsors (2)

Name	Party	State
J. Luis Correa	Democratic	CA
Ralph Norman	Republican	SC

Related Bills (2)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
HR 770	116th	Related bill
HR 4750	116th	Related bill

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Sources: Congress.gov