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Student Debt Cancellation Act of 2019

Introduced: June 24, 2019 Introduced by: Omar, Ilhan Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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.
Jun 24, 2019
Introduced in House
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Student Debt Cancellation Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Education to (1) forgive the outstanding balance of interest and principal due on all Federal Family Education Loans, Federal Direct Loans, and Perkins Loans, including parent loans, consolidation loans, and certain grants treated as loans; and (2) purchase and forgive the outstanding balance of interest and principal due on private student loans.

What's happening now June 24, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1947 Related bill College for All Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 11
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 24, 2020
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jun 24, 2020
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 2020
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jul 9, 2019
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 9, 2019
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 24, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 24, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jun 24, 2019
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 24, 2019
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 24, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3448: Student Debt Cancellation Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3448/
MLA
"H.R. 3448: Student Debt Cancellation Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3448/.
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H.R. 3448, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3448/.
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