S 2405 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Christopher’s Law

Introduced Jul 31, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Robert Menendez D-NJ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 31, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 31, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act or Christopher's Law

This bill establishes requirements concerning the private student loans of a deceased or disabled borrower.

Upon the event of the death, disability, or inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity of a student loan borrower, the lender of a private education lender must discharge the liability of the borrower, estate of the borrower, and any cosigner of the loan or parent borrowers.

In addition, the bill establishes disclosure requirements for such lenders with respect to such loans.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 31, 2019.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalJul 31, 2019
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalJul 31, 2019
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalJul 31, 2019
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJul 31, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 31, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 31, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 31, 2019Introduced in Senate

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