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S 729 114th Congress Senate

Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to certain exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy.

Introduced: March 12, 2015 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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Mar 12, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1497)
Mar 12, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 12, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1497)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2015

This bill 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1131 Related bill Fairness in Student Loan Lending Act
  • S 473 Related bill SONG Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 23, 2015
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 16, 2015
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 12, 2015
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 12, 2015
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 12, 2015
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Mar 12, 2015
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 12, 2015
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 12, 2015
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Mar 12, 2015
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 2015
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 12, 2015
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 12, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 729: Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-729/
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"S. 729: Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-729/.
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