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HR 2648 116th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Bankruptcy Higher education Student aid and college costs

Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019

Introduced: July 30, 2019 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 5.
Sep 29, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 15, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 14, 2020
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Discharged.
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
May 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 9, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019

This bill permits a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend.

What's happening now September 29, 2020

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 5.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 770 Related bill Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2019
  • S 1414 Identical bill Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 16
D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 15, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 15, 2020
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Oct 22, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Oct 22, 2019
Trone, David
· Sep 17, 2019
Luria, Elaine
· Aug 16, 2019
Eshoo, Anna
· Aug 9, 2019
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 24, 2019
DEFAZIO, PETER
· May 21, 2019
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 14, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · May 14, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 14, 2019
Cicilline, David
· May 9, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 9, 2019
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · May 9, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 9, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 9, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · May 9, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· May 9, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 9, 2019
Katko, John
· May 9, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 9, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · May 9, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · May 9, 2019
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · May 9, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2648: Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2648/
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"H.R. 2648: Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2648/.
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H.R. 2648, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2648/.
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