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Private Loan Disability Discharge Act of 2021

Introduced: April 14, 2021 Introduced by: Dean, Madeleine Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Apr 14, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Private Loan Disability Discharge Act of 2021

This bill directs the holder of a private education loan to discharge the loan in the event of the borrower's death or total and permanent disability. The obligation of a cosigner for a private education loan is also discharged in the event of total and permanent disability of the borrower. The bill also extends indefinitely the exclusion of student loan debt discharge from gross income for federal income tax purposes.

What's happening now April 14, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.

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