PLUS Loan Disability Forgiveness Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 1, 2017)
PLUS Loan Disability Forgiveness Act
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education to forgive federal student loans under the Federal Family Education Loan Program for a parent of a student who: (1) becomes permanently and totally disabled, or (2) is unable to engage in substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that has lasted (or is expected to last) for a continuous period of no less than 60 months.
What just happenedMay 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 1, 2017
- May 1, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Education and the Workforce Committee - May 1, 2017IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2990)
- May 1, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 1, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House