A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to provide that claims of governmental units arising from dischargeable educational loans shall have priority and that educational loans which are not dischargeable under chapter 7 of such title shall not be dischargeable under chapter 13 of such title, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for the collection of defaulted Federal student loans from income tax refunds.
Latest action. Referred to subcommitteeA smaller panel inside a standing committee with jurisdiction over a slice of its subject matter. Most hearings and the first markup usually happen here.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
Amends the bankruptcy law to include among priority claims allowed, unsecured claims of governmental units for an educational loan made, insured, or guaranteed by such unit. Excludes such loans from discharge after completion of the court confirmed plan. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide an offset against overpayment of taxes for defaulted amounts on Federal student loans owed by an individual. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to notify the Secretary of Education monthly as to the amounts recovered and to transfer such amounts as necessary to the governmental unit or fund to be repaid.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on June 24, 1982. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on June 29, 1982: Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 97th Congress (1981-82), 473 of the 11,489 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.1 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
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.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
LARRY HOPKINS (R-KY) introduced it on June 24, 1982. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on June 24, 1982, 16149 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16144 days ago, on June 29, 1982.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 97th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1983 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers