S 1712
115th Congress
Senate
Education
Disability and paralysis
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Income tax deductions
Student aid and college costs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings
SIMPLE Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1