Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017

Key: what the circles and colors mean

Each circle is a bill. The ring fills as it moves through Congress:

IntroducedPassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law (gold)Resolution agreed to (full, dark)Failed or vetoed (gray)

Under the number: the Yea · Nay count of its final (or latest) recorded vote. On a member's page, the small badge is how that member voted: Y Yea / Aye, N Nay / No, P Present, – Not voting.

Gold and violet are only for Yea and Nay; they never mean a party. A member's party is the letter on their photo.

Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D DelaneySponsor

38 cosponsors · 37 D, 1 R

9 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to permit a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 4, 2017

Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017

Latest action (Jun 7, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: House · Introduced: May 4, 2017

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

No recorded floor vote found.