SIMPLE Act

Summary

Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education Act or the SIMPLE Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to automatically request from the Internal Revenue Service a borrower's tax return information for purposes of determining (1) the borrower's continued eligibility for discharge of Federal Family Education Loans based on permanent and total disability, or (2) recertification of the borrower's income-contingent or income-based loan repayment plan. The bill also establishes a process for ED to enroll a delinquent borrower who is in federal student loan repayment in an income-driven repayment plan.

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Timeline

1. 18 July 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 July 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 July 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 18 July 2019 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 July 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 July 2019

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 July 2019

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Sponsors

• Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
• Paul Mitchell · R · Sponsor
• Seth Moulton · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Sponsor
• Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Cosponsor
• Conor Lamb · D · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsed00 · Standing

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