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Student Debt Emergency Relief Act

USA116th CongressHR-6363| House 
| Updated: 3/23/2020
Ayanna Pressley

Ayanna Pressley

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (23)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Student Debt Emergency Relief Act This bill establishes and provides funds for federal student loan repayment assistance programs during a national emergency, including the public health emergency caused by the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to make monthly payments for borrowers of Federal Direct Loans, Federal Family Education Loans, and Perkins Loans during a national emergency. ED must also pay any interest on such loans during the emergency. Additionally, ED must deem each month for which ED made a payment on behalf of the borrower as a qualifying payment for the purpose of certain loan forgiveness programs or loan rehabilitation programs; ensure that any payment on such a loan is treated as a regularly scheduled payment made by a borrower for the purpose of reporting information about the loan to a consumer reporting agency; notify borrowers, within 15 days and monthly thereafter, of the benefits provided by ED during the national emergency; and suspend all involuntary collections related to such loans, including wage garnishments, reductions of tax refunds, and reductions of certain federal benefit payments, such as Social Security. ED must (1) make monthly payments until authorized by Congress to terminate the program, (2) carry out a 90-day transition period, and (3) apply a minimum amount of payments to loans for each borrower. Payments made by ED as a result of a national emergency shall be excluded from the taxpayer's gross income. Interest shall not be capitalized during or after the national emergency.
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Timeline
Mar 23, 2020
Introduced in House
Mar 23, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • March 23, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • March 23, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 116-6379: Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
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Student Debt Emergency Relief Act

USA116th CongressHR-6363| House 
| Updated: 3/23/2020
Student Debt Emergency Relief Act This bill establishes and provides funds for federal student loan repayment assistance programs during a national emergency, including the public health emergency caused by the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to make monthly payments for borrowers of Federal Direct Loans, Federal Family Education Loans, and Perkins Loans during a national emergency. ED must also pay any interest on such loans during the emergency. Additionally, ED must deem each month for which ED made a payment on behalf of the borrower as a qualifying payment for the purpose of certain loan forgiveness programs or loan rehabilitation programs; ensure that any payment on such a loan is treated as a regularly scheduled payment made by a borrower for the purpose of reporting information about the loan to a consumer reporting agency; notify borrowers, within 15 days and monthly thereafter, of the benefits provided by ED during the national emergency; and suspend all involuntary collections related to such loans, including wage garnishments, reductions of tax refunds, and reductions of certain federal benefit payments, such as Social Security. ED must (1) make monthly payments until authorized by Congress to terminate the program, (2) carry out a 90-day transition period, and (3) apply a minimum amount of payments to loans for each borrower. Payments made by ED as a result of a national emergency shall be excluded from the taxpayer's gross income. Interest shall not be capitalized during or after the national emergency.
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Timeline
Mar 23, 2020
Introduced in House
Mar 23, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • March 23, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • March 23, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ayanna Pressley

Ayanna Pressley

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (23)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 116-6379: Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthConsumer creditEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent aid and college costs