Andrew's Law

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 113th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D SchumerSponsor

No cosponsors.

Andrew Prior Act or Andrew's Law - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to discharge the repayment obligations of the estate of a borrower and any cosigner of a private educational loan if the borrower dies or is totally and permanently disabled.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Nov 21, 2013

Requires the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to develop necessary and appropriate safeguards to prevent fraud and abuse in the discharge of those obligations.

Authorizes the Director to promulgate regulations to reinstate those obligations in any case in which the Director determines that doing so is necessary to protect the public interest.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Andrew's Law

Also known as: Andrew Prior Act

Latest action (Nov 21, 2013): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Nov 21, 2013

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.