HR 7530 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Student Loan Borrower Relief Act

Introduced Apr 14, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Frederica S. Wilson D-FL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 14, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedApr 14, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Student Loan Borrower Relief Act

This bill revises income-driven repayment plans for federal student loans, including by reducing from 25 years to 15 years the maximum repayment period under these plans. Additionally, the bill makes changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, including by cancelling a portion of a borrower's student loans after every 12 months of eligible public service employment.

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 14, 2022.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalApr 14, 2022
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-PADwight EvansOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-GALucy McBathOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-ILMarie NewmanOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalApr 14, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Apr 14, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 14, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Apr 14, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 64, April 14, 2022, page H4445.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To update the income-driven repayment plans and the public service loan forgiveness program under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Student Loan Borrower Relief Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 14, 2022Introduced in House

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