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Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2022
To provide bankruptcy relief for student borrowers.
Summary
This bill amends the bankruptcy code to allow student loan debt to be discharged in bankruptcy proceedings. Currently, federal law generally prohibits the discharge of student loans except in cases of undue hardship; this bill removes that exception. By striking the provision that makes student loans non-dischargeable, the bill enables borrowers to include federal student loans in bankruptcy cases filed on or after the date of enactment. The amendments apply only to bankruptcy cases commenced after the bill becomes law.
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Sponsor (1)
11 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX)
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] (D-CA)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD)
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA)
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] (D-CA)
Actions (3)
- Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. · house
- Sep 30, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Sep 30, 2022 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 30, 2022
Mr. Nadler (for himself, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Jackson Lee, and Mr. DeFazio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide bankruptcy relief for student borrowers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Exception to Discharge.—Section 523 of title 11, United States Code, is amended in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (8).
(b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 1328(a)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking “(8),”.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.
(a) Effective Date.—Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Application of Amendments.—The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11, United States Code, on or after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>
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