HR 2270
115th Congress
House
Education
Disability and paralysis
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
PLUS Loan Disability Forgiveness Act
Introduced: May 1, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 1, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2990)
May 1, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
PLUS Loan Disability Forgiveness Act
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education to forgive federal student loans under the Federal Family Education Loan Program for a parent of a student who: (1) becomes permanently and totally disabled, or (2) is unable to engage in substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that has lasted (or is expected to last) for a continuous period of no less than 60 months.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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