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H.R. 6749 117th Congress House

Clean Slate through Repayment Act of 2022

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to remove the record of default on a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV from a borrower's credit histor… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to remove the record of default on a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV from a borrower's credit history upon repayment of the full amount due on such loan.

Introduced: February 15, 2022 Introduced by: Deborah K. Ross Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 15, 2022
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 Latest action February 15, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clean Slate through Repayment Act of 2022

This bill provides for the removal of any adverse credit history related to a defaulted federal student loan from a borrower's credit history once the borrower has repaid in full the amount due on the loan.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4635 Reintroduced Bill Clean Slate through Repayment Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 10, 2022
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Feb 15, 2022
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 15, 2022
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Costa, Jim
California · Feb 15, 2022
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 15, 2022
Manning, Kathy
· Feb 15, 2022
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Feb 15, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 15, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Feb 15, 2022
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 15, 2022
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Feb 15, 2022
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Feb 15, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6749: Clean Slate through Repayment Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6749/
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"H.R. 6749: Clean Slate through Repayment Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6749/.
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H.R. 6749, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6749/.
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