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H.R. 885 · 116th Congress

Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2019

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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This bill modifies the treatment of certain student loans in bankruptcy.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 30, 2019

Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2019

This bill modifies the treatment of certain student loans in bankruptcy.

Specifically it allows private education loans to be discharged in bankruptcy regardless of whether a debtor demonstrates undue hardship. Under current law, student loans may be discharged in bankruptcy only if the loans impose an undue hardship on the debtor.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2019

Latest action (Mar 25, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 30, 2019

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

No recorded floor vote found.