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HR 1234 118th Congress House Congress

Can’t Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2023

Introduced: February 28, 2023 Introduced by: Cole, Tom Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Feb 28, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 28, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Can't Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2023

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.

What's happening now February 28, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Republican 16
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Mar 7, 2023
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Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Mar 7, 2023
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 28, 2023
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Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Feb 28, 2023
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Feb 28, 2023
Burgess, Michael
· Feb 28, 2023
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 28, 2023
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Carey, Mike
Ohio · Feb 28, 2023
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Feb 28, 2023
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Feb 28, 2023
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Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Feb 28, 2023
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Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Feb 28, 2023
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Letlow, Julia
Louisiana · Feb 28, 2023
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 28, 2023
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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Feb 28, 2023
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Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Feb 28, 2023
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Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Feb 28, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1234: Can’t Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1234/
MLA
"H.R. 1234: Can’t Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1234/.
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H.R. 1234, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1234/.
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[H.R. 1234: Can’t Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1234/)
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