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HR 137 115th Congress House

Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2017

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

Introduced: January 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 14, 2018
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Cicilline asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 137, a bill originally introduced by former Representative Conyers, for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Jan 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 14, 2018

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Cicilline asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 137, a bill originally introduced by former Representative Conyers, for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to allow an individual whose student loan debt is discharged due to undue hardship to recover court costs and attorney's fees for the discharge proceeding if the court finds that the position of the creditor opposing the discharge was not substantially justified.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 3, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 3, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 137: Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-137/
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"H.R. 137: Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-137/.
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H.R. 137, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-137/.
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