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Calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt.

Introduced: February 4, 2021 Introduced by: Pressley, Ayanna Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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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.
Feb 4, 2021
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This resolution calls on the President to take executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt for borrowers. Further, it encourages the President to (1) ensure that borrowers have no tax liability from the debt cancellation, (2) ensure that the debt cancellation helps close racial wealth gaps, and (3) pause student loan payments and interest accumulation on federal student loans for the duration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

What's happening now February 4, 2021

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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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 19, 2022
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · May 18, 2022
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 30, 2021
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Oct 21, 2021
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 21, 2021
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 6, 2021
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 11, 2021
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 13, 2021
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Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 5, 2021
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 19, 2021
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Chu, Judy
California · Feb 24, 2021
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Feb 15, 2021
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Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 15, 2021
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Feb 4, 2021
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Feb 4, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Feb 4, 2021
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 4, 2021
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Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 4, 2021
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 4, 2021
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 4, 2021
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 4, 2021
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 4, 2021
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Feb 4, 2021
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 4, 2021
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Feb 4, 2021
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Feb 4, 2021
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Feb 4, 2021
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Feb 4, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Feb 4, 2021
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Feb 4, 2021
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 4, 2021
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 4, 2021
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Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 4, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Feb 4, 2021
Levin, Andy
· Feb 4, 2021
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 4, 2021
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Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 4, 2021
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 4, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Feb 4, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 4, 2021
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Feb 4, 2021
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 4, 2021
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Feb 4, 2021
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 4, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Feb 4, 2021
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 4, 2021
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 4, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Feb 4, 2021
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 4, 2021
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Feb 4, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 100: Calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-100/
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