HR 8909 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Simplified Joint Consolidation Separation Act

Introduced Sep 20, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Virginia Foxx R-NC

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Latest action · Sep 20, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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. IntroducedSep 20, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Simplified Joint Consolidation Separation Act

This bill establishes a process for separation of joint consolidation loans.

Specifically, the bill allows the two borrowers of a joint consolidation loan for their federal student loan debt to jointly request that the Department of Education or loan holder separate their existing joint consolidated loan into two individual consolidation loans.

One borrower may request separation of the joint consolidation loan into two individual consolidation loans in the event that the individual has experienced domestic or economic abuse from the other individual borrower or is subject to a decree or agreement requiring the separation of such joint loans and obligations.

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 20, 2022 to Oct 21, 2022; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-VABen ClineOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-ARBruce WestermanOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-SDDusty JohnsonOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-PAFred KellerOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-NCGregory F. MurphyOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-INJim BanksOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-NYJoseph SempolinskiOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-LAJulia LetlowOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-MILisa C. McClainOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-TXMayra FloresOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-ILMike BostOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-OKTom ColeOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-INVictoria SpartzOriginalSep 20, 2022
R-KYBrett GuthrieSep 21, 2022
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezSep 21, 2022
R-NYChris JacobsSep 21, 2022
R-NEDon BaconSep 21, 2022
R-NYElise M. StefanikSep 21, 2022
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordSep 21, 2022
R-INLarry BucshonSep 21, 2022
R-FLMichael WaltzSep 21, 2022
R-NCTed BuddSep 21, 2022
R-TNTim BurchettSep 21, 2022
R-CAKen CalvertSep 22, 2022
R-MSMichael GuestSep 22, 2022
R-MNMichelle FischbachOct 7, 2022
R-TXTony GonzalesOct 21, 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 Sep 20, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 20, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Sep 20, 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 I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 151, September 20, 2022, page H8010.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To establish a process for separating joint consolidation loans to ensure timely relief for borrowers.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Simplified Joint Consolidation Separation Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 20, 2022Introduced in House

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