Emergency Relief for Student Borrowers Act of 2020
Latest action · Mar 23, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedMar 23, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Emergency Relief for Student Borrowers Act of 2020
This bill establishes federal and private student loan repayment assistance programs during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national emergency.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 5, 2020 to May 12, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | May 5, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 12, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | May 12, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | May 12, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | May 12, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | May 12, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2020Introduced in House
- Mar 23, 2020Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6321 | Financial Protections and Assistance for America’s Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act | Related bill | Mar 23, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Consumer credit
- Debt collection
- Education
- Education programs funding
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Higher education
- Income tax exclusion
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Interest, dividends, interest rates
- Student aid and college costs
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2020Introduced in House
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