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HR 4835 113th Congress House

Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2014

Official title: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to stop abusive student loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases.

Introduced: June 11, 2014 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 21, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Jun 11, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 11, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 21, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to allow an individual whose student loan debt is discharged due to undue hardship to recover the costs of, and a reasonable attorney's fee for, the discharge proceeding if the court finds that the position of the creditor was not substantially justified.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 11, 2014
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 11, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4835: Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4835/
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"H.R. 4835: Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4835/.
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H.R. 4835, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4835/.
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