S. 1712 115th Congress Senate

SIMPLE Act

Official title: A bill 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: August 2, 2017 Introduced by: Ron Wyden 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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Aug 2, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Aug 2, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action August 2, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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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