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Emergency Relief for Student Borrowers Act of 2020

Introduced: May 12, 2020 Introduced by: Dean, Madeleine Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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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.
Mar 23, 2020
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Emergency Relief for Student Borrowers Act of 2020

This bill establishes federal and private student loan repayment assistance programs during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national emergency.

What's happening now March 23, 2020

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
  • HR 6321 Related bill Financial Protections and Assistance for America’s Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
DOYLE, MIKE
· May 12, 2020
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 12, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 12, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · May 12, 2020
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · May 12, 2020
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6316: Emergency Relief for Student Borrowers Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6316/
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"H.R. 6316: Emergency Relief for Student Borrowers Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6316/.
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H.R. 6316, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6316/.
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