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H.R. 6689 118th Congress House

Student Loan Relief for Medicare and Social Security Recipients Act of 2023

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to forgive the Federal student loans of borrowers who are enrolled for benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 7, 2023 Introduced by: Adam B. Schiff Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Education Disability assistanceGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationMedicareStudent aid and college costs
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Dec 8, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 7, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Dec 7, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 8, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Loan Relief for Medicare and Social Security Recipients Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Education to forgive the outstanding balance of principal, interest, and fees due on eligible federal student loans for borrowers who are recipients of Medicare or Social Security Disability Insurance.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Dec 7, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 7, 2023
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Dec 7, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6689: Student Loan Relief for Medicare and Social Security Recipients Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6689/
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"H.R. 6689: Student Loan Relief for Medicare and Social Security Recipients Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6689/.
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H.R. 6689, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6689/.
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