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- H.R.5287
H.R.5287: Fair Student Loan Debt Collection Practices Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Dec. 3, 2019
- Latest Major Action Dec. 19, 2019
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- Introduced in House - Dec. 3, 2019
Bill Summary
Fair Student Loan Debt Collection Practices Act This bill prohibits a debt collector from collecting on federal student loan debt owed by a borrower earning under a certain income. Specifically, a federal student loan debt collector may not attempt to collect if a borrower would qualify for a zero-dollar payment under an income-driven repayment plan. Additionally, a debt collector may not attempt to collect an amount greater than the payment...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Dec. 19, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
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| Dec. 11, 2019 |
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 24.
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| Dec. 11, 2019 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| Dec. 10, 2019 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| Dec. 3, 2019 |
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| Dec. 3, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Al Lawson (D-Fla.) |