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Legislation has been introduced that will make student loans dischargeable in bankruptcy again.  With Americans facing a growing $1.3 trillion-dollar student loan debt and more than 11% now in default, this bill would treat student loan debt as equal to other forms of debt, like credit cards.  Please write your representatives, tell your student loan stories, and ask them to support this bill: H. R. 2366.

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15th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2366

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make student loans dischargeable.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 4, 2017
Mr. Delaney (for himself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Sinema, and Ms. Lofgren) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make student loans dischargeable.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017”.

SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO DISCHARGE.

Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking paragraph (8); and

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (14B) as paragraphs (8) through (14A), respectively.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

Title 11, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in section 704(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking “(14A)” and inserting “(14)”;

(2) in section 1106(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking “(14A)” and inserting “(14)”;

(3) in section 1202(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking “(14A)” and inserting “(14)”; and

(4) in section 1328(a)(2) by striking “(8), or (9)” and inserting “or (8)”.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

(a) Effective Date.—Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

(b) Application Of Amendments.—The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.