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H.R. 100

Referred to Committee

Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2015

Introduced 1/6/2015•114th Congress•House

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

2/2/2015 • House

Summary

Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2015

Amends federal bankruptcy law to allow an individual whose student loan debt is discharged due to undue hardship to recover the costs of, and a reasonable attorney's fee for, the discharge proceeding if the court finds that the position of the creditor was not substantially justified.

Introduced in House • 1/6/2015

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Topics & Subjects

BankruptcyHigher educationStudent aid and college costs

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (3)

Party Breakdown

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Sponsor

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Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]

Democrat • MI-13

Sponsored 1/6/2015

Cosponsors (2)

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Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

D-TN-9

Joined 1/6/2015

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

January 6, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Introduced in House1/6/2015

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors2