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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 2, 2015

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1674 Related bill Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 6, 2015
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 6, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 100: Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-100/
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"H.R. 100: Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-100/.
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H.R. 100, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-100/.
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