A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the automatic recertification of income for income-driven repayment plans, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1712| Senate
| Updated: 8/2/2017
Ron Wyden
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education Act or the SIMPLE Act This bill requires the Department of Education to establish and implement a process for automatically recertifying a borrowers' income to determine eligibility for a loan discharge due to permanent and total disability under the Federal Family Education Loan Program. In addition, the bill establishes a process for enrolling a delinquent borrower in federal student loan repayment in an income-driven repayment plan.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Education
Disability and paralysisGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationIncome tax deductionsStudent aid and college costsTax administration and collection, taxpayersWages and earnings
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the automatic recertification of income for income-driven repayment plans, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1712| Senate
| Updated: 8/2/2017
Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education Act or the SIMPLE Act This bill requires the Department of Education to establish and implement a process for automatically recertifying a borrowers' income to determine eligibility for a loan discharge due to permanent and total disability under the Federal Family Education Loan Program. In addition, the bill establishes a process for enrolling a delinquent borrower in federal student loan repayment in an income-driven repayment plan.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Ron Wyden
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Education
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Disability and paralysisGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationIncome tax deductionsStudent aid and college costsTax administration and collection, taxpayersWages and earnings