Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019
Latest action. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the yeas and naysThe constitutional right of one-fifth of those present to force every member's vote onto the public record. The mechanism behind every roll call you can look up.Read the full definition (opens a new tab): 19 - 5.
Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019
This bill permits a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on May 9, 2019. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 5.
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The record's latest action, on September 29, 2020: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 5.
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In the 116th Congress (2019-20), 344 of the 14,345 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.4 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
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Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
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Who is behind it?
JERROLD NADLER (D-NY) introduced it on May 9, 2019, and 29 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 28 Democrats, 1 Republican.
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How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on May 9, 2019, 2681 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 2172 days ago, on September 29, 2020.
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Vote history
- HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 5.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action