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H.R. 5617

Underwater Student Borrowers Act

Underwater Student Borrowers Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of student loan indebtedness, to: (1) include indebtedness discharged due to income-contingent and income-based repayment plans, the death or disability of the borrower, or the closing of an educational institution; and (2) revise the definition of "student loan" to mean a loan made by any lender, including a loan for the refinancing of an existing loan.

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2](D-WI)Sponsor
20 cosponsors20 D
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  1. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Ways and Means Committee
  2. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

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    Introduced in House

Underwater Student Borrowers Act — Informed