H.R. 137 · 115th Congress
Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
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ConyersSponsor3 cosponsors · 3 D
2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 3, 2017
Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to allow an individual whose student loan debt is discharged due to undue hardship to recover court costs and attorney's fees for the discharge proceeding if the court finds that the position of the creditor opposing the discharge was not substantially justified.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
Latest action (Mar 14, 2018): ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Cicilline asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 137, a bill originally introduced by former Representative Conyers, for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 3, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.