Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2019
United States116th CongressHR-885House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 25, 2019
Summary
Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2019 This bill modifies the treatment of certain student loans in bankruptcy. Specifically it allows private education loans to be discharged in bankruptcy regardless of whether a debtor demonstrates undue hardship. Under current law, student loans may be discharged in bankruptcy only if the loans impose an undue hardship on the debtor.
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Timeline
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E110-111)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
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