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S 114 113th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Bankruptcy Higher education Student aid and college costs

Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2013

Introduced: January 23, 2013 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jan 23, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S222)
Jan 23, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Jan 23, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S220-221)
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Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2013

Amends federal bankruptcy law to make privately issued student loans dischargeable in bankruptcy. Under current law, student loans (whether issued privately or by a governmental unit) are dischargeable only if excepting the loans from dischargeability would impose undue hardship on the debtor and the debtor's dependents.

What's happening now January 23, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S222)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11 Independent 1
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jul 22, 2014
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 17, 2014
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Mar 5, 2014
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 3, 2014
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 3, 2014
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 23, 2013
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jun 24, 2013
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 7, 2013
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 22, 2013
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 23, 2013
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jan 23, 2013
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jan 23, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 114: Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-114/
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"S. 114: Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-114/.
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S. 114, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-114/.
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