Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2015

Summary

Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2015 Amends federal bankruptcy law to allow an individual whose student loan debt is discharged due to undue hardship to recover the costs of, and a reasonable attorney's fee for, the discharge proceeding if the court finds that the position of the creditor was not substantially justified.

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Timeline

1. 6 January 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 January 2015

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 January 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 6 January 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 2 February 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 6 January 2015 · Download file

Documents

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  Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 2015

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Sponsors

• Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
• related to ← Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2015