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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 See on congress.gov
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May 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 1, 2017
Introduced in House
May 1, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2990)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 May 1, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6543 Related bill Aim Higher Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Aug 21, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 17, 2018
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · May 1, 2017
Roskam, Peter
· May 1, 2017
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · May 1, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2270: PLUS Loan Disability Forgiveness Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2270/
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"H.R. 2270: PLUS Loan Disability Forgiveness Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2270/.
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H.R. 2270, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2270/.
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