United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2366 (115th)
Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
Introduced
4 May 2017
Last action
7 June 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Sponsors
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6], Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], ROBERT BRADY, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to permit a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend.
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Timeline
4 May 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
4 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 June 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 May 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · D · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2017
- related to ← HIGHER ED Act
- related to ← Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2015
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2366
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2366
- us · 115-hr-2366 · source updated 11 August 2025