Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2014
Latest action · Jul 21, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 11, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 - 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.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 11, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jun 11, 2014 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jun 11, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Jun 11, 2014Introduced in House
- Jun 11, 2014Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2014Introduced in House
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