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HR 8522 117th Congress House Education

SIMPLE Act

Introduced: July 29, 2022 Introduced by: Bonamici, Suzanne Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2022
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.
Jul 27, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education Act or the SIMPLE Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to establish certain notification and automatic enrollment procedures for borrowers who are delinquent on federal student loans or who are rehabilitating defaulted student loans, including to automatically enroll these borrowers in income-driven repayment plans.

What's happening now July 27, 2022

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
O'Halleran, Tom
· Jul 29, 2022
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 27, 2022
Lamb, Conor
· Jul 27, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8522: SIMPLE Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8522/
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"H.R. 8522: SIMPLE Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8522/.
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H.R. 8522, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8522/.
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