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HR 5899 116th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Bankruptcy Higher education Student aid and college costs

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make debts for student loans dischargeable.

Introduced: February 13, 2020 Introduced by: Grothman, Glenn Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Feb 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 770 Related bill Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2019
  • HR 4750 Related bill RED Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Feb 13, 2020
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 13, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5899: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make debts for student loans dischargeable.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5899/
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"H.R. 5899: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make debts for student loans dischargeable.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5899/.
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H.R. 5899, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5899/.
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