United States 116th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 29 D · 1 R cosponsors

HR 2648 — Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019

Last action — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 5.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

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.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill removes the exception to discharge for certain educational loans, allowing student loans to be discharged in bankruptcy under specific conditions.

  • 11 U.S.C. § 523

    (8) unless excepting such debt from discharge under this paragraph would impose an undue hardship on the debtor and the debtor’s dependents, for—

    This change allows student loans to be discharged without the burden of proving undue hardship.

  • 11 U.S.C. § 1328

    (8),

    This change aligns the discharge provisions with the removal of the undue hardship requirement for educational loans.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

  5. Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Discharged.

  6. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  7. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  8. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 5.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 29 co-sponsors · 517 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (29)

Not signed on (517)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 2648 do?
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.
Who sponsors HR 2648?
HR 2648 is sponsored by Katko, John (Republican), Cicilline, David N. (Democratic), Scanlon, Mary Gay (Democratic), Swalwell, Eric (Democratic), Neguse, Joe (Democratic), Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (Democratic), Connolly, Gerald E. (Democratic), Lofgren, Zoe (Democratic), Davis, Danny K. (Democratic), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Jackson Lee, Sheila (Democratic), Dean, Madeleine (Democratic), Correa, J. Luis (Democratic), Escobar, Veronica (Democratic), Clyburn, James E. (Democratic), Haaland, Debra A. (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), DeFazio, Peter A. (Democratic), Brindisi, Anthony (Democratic), Jayapal, Pramila (Democratic), Horn, Kendra S. (Democratic), Visclosky, Peter J. (Democratic), Eshoo, Anna G. (Democratic), Luria, Elaine G. (Democratic), Trone, David J. (Democratic), Luján, Ben Ray (Democratic), Meng, Grace (Democratic), Raskin, Jamie (Democratic), Lieu, Ted (Democratic), and Nadler, Jerrold (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 2648?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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