Can’t Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2023
Latest action · Feb 28, 2023 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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Can't Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2023
This bill prohibits a Member of Congress from receiving student loan cancellation for time served in Congress or from a student loan program established or amended by an act of Congress, or set forth by an executive order or agency action, during the period in which the individual is serving as a Member.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2023 to Mar 7, 2023; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-LA | Julia Letlow | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Mar 7, 2023 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Mar 7, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 28, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 38, February 28, 2023, page H971.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-131 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 1208, TO AMEND THE ACT OF JUNE 18, 1934, TO REAFFIRM THE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO TAKE LAND INTO TRUST FOR INDIAN TRIBES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND H.R. 6180, TO REAFFIRM THE APPLICABILITY OF THE INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT TO THE POARCHBAND OF CREEK INDIANS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, "POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS LANDS ACT"95 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jun 26, 2024 |
| S. Hrg. 118-418 | S. 2908, S. 3263, S. 4000, AND S. 444252 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Jun 12, 2024 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2714 | CREATE AI Act of 2024 | Related bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
| HR 6668 | Can’t Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2022 | Reintroduction of | Feb 9, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit Members of Congress from receiving a financial benefit from certain student loan cancellation programs.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Can’t Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
