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HR 2527 115th Congress House

Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.

Introduced: May 18, 2017 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee 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 House
Passed Senate
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Became law
May 18, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
May 18, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E661-662)
May 18, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 18, 2017

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to allow private education loans to be discharged in bankruptcy regardless of whether a debtor demonstrates undue hardship. Under current law, student loans may be discharged in bankruptcy only if the loans impose an undue hardship on the debtor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2366 Related bill Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 17
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 3, 2018
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Chu, Judy
California · Jun 6, 2017
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Takano, Mark
California · May 23, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 18, 2017
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 18, 2017
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 18, 2017
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 18, 2017
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · May 18, 2017
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 18, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 18, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 18, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · May 18, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 18, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 18, 2017
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 18, 2017
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 18, 2017
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 18, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2527: Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2527/
MLA
"H.R. 2527: Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2527/.
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H.R. 2527, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2527/.
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