Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019

Summary

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Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019 This bill permits a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend.

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(5/9/19)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. Durbin

Senate (D) Illinois

Cosponsors (21)

Brown

(D) OH

Harris

(D) CA

Leahy

(D) VT

Hassan

Senate (D) New Hampshire

Merkley

Senate (D) Oregon

Markey

Senate (D) Massachusetts

Klobuchar

Senate (D) Minnesota

Gillibrand

Senate (D) New York

Shaheen

Senate (D) New Hampshire

Whitehouse

Senate (D) Rhode Island

Topics

Education

Business & Finance

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

May 9, 2019