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September 11 Surviving Spouse Student Loan Relief Act

Introduced: November 8, 2001 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 8, 2001
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
September 11 Surviving Spouse Student Loan Relief Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to discharge or cancel the Federal student loan indebtedness of spouses of individuals who died (or die) or who became (or become) permanently and totally disabled from injuries suffered in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
What's happening now November 8, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1653: September 11 Surviving Spouse Student Loan Relief Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1653/
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"S. 1653: September 11 Surviving Spouse Student Loan Relief Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1653/.
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S. 1653, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1653/.
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