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HR 2028 112th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Bankruptcy Higher education Student aid and college costs

Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2011

Introduced: August 26, 2011 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
May 26, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 26, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends the federal bankruptcy code to limit the non-dischargeability, except in cases of undue hardship, of educational loans to those made, insured, or guaranteed by a governmental unit, or made under any program funded by a governmental unit or any program for which substantially all of the funds are provided by a nonprofit institution (thus allowing the discharge of private educational loan indebtedness without the need to show an undue hardship).

What's happening now July 11, 2011

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 12
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 26, 2012
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 8, 2012
JACKSON, JESSE
· May 10, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 10, 2012
Richardson, Laura
· May 10, 2012
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 10, 2012
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 31, 2012
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 31, 2012
Miller, Brad
· Nov 18, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 14, 2011
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· Aug 26, 2011
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· Aug 5, 2011
WOOLSEY, LYNN
· Jul 25, 2011
KUCINICH, DENNIS
· Jul 7, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 7, 2011
ACKERMAN, GARY
· May 26, 2011
BERMAN, HOWARD
· May 26, 2011
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 26, 2011
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 26, 2011
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 26, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 26, 2011
Polis, Jared
· May 26, 2011
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· May 26, 2011
WATT, MELVIN
· May 26, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2028: Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2028/
MLA
"H.R. 2028: Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2028/.
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H.R. 2028, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2028/.
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