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HR 6668 117th Congress House

Can’t Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2022

Official title: To prohibit Members of Congress from receiving a financial benefit from certain student loan cancellation programs.

Introduced: February 9, 2022 Introduced by: Cole, Tom Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Feb 9, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 9, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 9, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Can't Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2022

This bill prohibits a Member of Congress from receiving student loan cancellation for time served in Congress or from a student loan program established or amended by an act of Congress, or set forth by an executive order or agency action, during the period in which the individual is serving as a Member.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1234 Reintroduced Bill Can’t Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Republican 18
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Jun 7, 2022
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · May 16, 2022
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Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · May 13, 2022
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Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Apr 27, 2022
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Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Apr 27, 2022
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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Mar 2, 2022
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 9, 2022
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Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Feb 9, 2022
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Feb 9, 2022
Burgess, Michael
· Feb 9, 2022
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 9, 2022
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Carey, Mike
Ohio · Feb 9, 2022
Gohmert, Louie
· Feb 9, 2022
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Feb 9, 2022
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Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Feb 9, 2022
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Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Feb 9, 2022
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Letlow, Julia
Louisiana · Feb 9, 2022
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Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Feb 9, 2022
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Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Feb 9, 2022
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Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Feb 9, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6668: Can’t Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6668/
MLA
"H.R. 6668: Can’t Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6668/.
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H.R. 6668, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6668/.
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