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HR 5043 111th Congress House

Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2010

Official title: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.

Introduced: August 10, 2010 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 15, 2010
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 6 - 3 .
Apr 22, 2010
Committee Hearings Held.
Apr 16, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Apr 15, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 15, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E570)
Apr 15, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 15, 2010

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 6 - 3 .

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2010 - Amends the federal bankruptcy code to remove qualified educational loans as an exception to discharge from bankruptcy.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 14, 2010
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 14, 2010
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Aug 10, 2010
Delahunt, Bill
· Jul 30, 2010
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 26, 2010
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 26, 2010
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 15, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5043: Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5043/
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"H.R. 5043: Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5043/.
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H.R. 5043, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5043/.
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