HR 100
114th Congress
House
Finance and Financial Sector
Bankruptcy
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2015
Introduced: January 6, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Jan 6, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 6, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2)
Jan 6, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2015
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Committees of jurisdiction
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