Skip to main content
H.R. 7114 116th Congress House

Economic and Student Loan Debt Relief Act of 2020

Official title: To extend and clarify relief to Federal student loan borrowers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
Education Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment lending and loan guarantees
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Higher educationIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent aid and college costs
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
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 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 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 4, 2020
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action June 4, 2020

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Economic and Student Loan Debt Relief Act of 2020

This bill extends the suspension of payments on student loans held by the Department of Education (ED). It also generally allows for an exclusion from taxable income of employer payments of student loans.

Specifically, the bill requires ED to suspend all payments due on Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loans held by ED through December 31, 2020. (Currently, this suspension period ends on September 30, 2020). Normal payment obligations and interest accrual resume at the end of this period.

Additionally, ED must carry out a program, beginning on November 1, 2020, to provide at least six notices to borrowers that normal payment obligations will resume. (Currently, this program begins on August 1, 2020.)

The bill also generally provides a permanent exclusion from employee income, for income tax purposes, of employer payments of student loans. (Currently, this exclusion from income is only for payments of student loans made before January 1, 2021.)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Oct 1, 2020
Rice, Kathleen
· Jun 4, 2020
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7114: Economic and Student Loan Debt Relief Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7114/
MLA
"H.R. 7114: Economic and Student Loan Debt Relief Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7114/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 7114, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7114/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 7114: Economic and Student Loan Debt Relief Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7114/)
Report a problem