H.R. 3554 115th Congress House

SIMPLE Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the automatic recertification of income for income-driven repayment plans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 28, 2017 Introduced by: Suzanne Bonamici Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov

Education Disability and paralysisGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher education

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Income tax deductionsStudent aid and college costsTax administration and collection, taxpayersWages and earnings

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Jul 28, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jul 28, 2017

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education Act or the SIMPLE Act

This bill requires the Department of Education to establish and implement a process for automatically recertifying a borrowers' income to determine eligibility for a loan discharge due to permanent and total disability under the Federal Family Education Loan Program.

In addition, the bill establishes a process for enrolling a delinquent borrower in federal student loan repayment in an income-driven repayment plan.

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