Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 21, 2015)
Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2015
Amends the federal bankruptcy code to allow the discharge in bankruptcy of an educational loan or an obligation to repay funds received as an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend. (Currently, those debts are dischargeable only if excepting them from discharge would impose an undue hardship on the debtor and the debtor's dependents.)
What just happenedFeb 5, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 21, 2015
- Feb 5, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee - Jan 21, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jan 21, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 21, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House