Bill116th CongressFiled Jun 28, 2019Education
S. 2049
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to automatically discharge the loans of certain veteran borrowers, and for other purposes.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 28, 2019)
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to automatically discharge loans under the Federal Family Education Loan program for certain borrowers who are veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Specifically, ED must
- automatically discharge a veteran borrower's loan when the Department of Veterans Affairs has assigned the borrower a rating of total disability for a service-connected disability or has determined the borrower to be unemployable due to a service-connected condition,
- determine whether a state might impose a tax liability for the discharge of such a loan, and
- provide the borrower with a notification related to potential tax liability and an opportunity to opt out of such loan discharge.
What just happenedJun 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4678)
Who’s behind it
Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI](D-RI)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 R
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- Introduced in SenateJun 28, 2019
- Jun 28, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4678)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Jun 28, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate