Match Veterans to Student Loan Protections Act
Latest action · May 25, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Match Veterans to Student Loan Protections Act
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the federal student loan discharge process for a veteran who has a total and permanent disability.
Specifically, it directs the Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a computer matching program for ED to identify the borrowers who: (1) have been assigned a service-connected disability rating of 100% by the VA, or (2) are unemployable due to a service-connected condition.
ED must notify such borrowers of their eligibility for federal student loan discharge and provide simple instructions for applying.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2017 to Sep 27, 2017, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Jul 12, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jul 14, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| R-ME | Bruce Poliquin | Sep 7, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Sep 27, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in House
- May 25, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4508 | PROSPER Act | Related bill | Feb 8, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in House
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