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HR 2366 115th Congress House

Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make student loans dischargeable.

Introduced: October 23, 2017 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
May 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 4, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 7, 2017

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to permit a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5549 Related bill HIGHER ED Act
  • HR 2527 Related bill Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 19
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Aug 3, 2018
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jun 20, 2018
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 16, 2018
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Feb 14, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 14, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 9, 2018
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Dec 19, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 14, 2017
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Nov 28, 2017
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Nov 14, 2017
O'Rourke, Beto
· Nov 2, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 23, 2017
BRADY, ROBERT
· Oct 19, 2017
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 26, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 24, 2017
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · May 18, 2017
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 4, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 4, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 4, 2017
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 4, 2017
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · May 4, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2366: Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2366/
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"H.R. 2366: Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2366/.
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