United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6446 (114th)
Student Borrower HELP Act of 2016
Introduced
6 December 2016
Last action
6 December 2016 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Sponsors
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Subjects
Taxation, Education
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Student Borrower Higher Education Lending Protection Act of 2016 or the Student Borrower HELP Act of 2016 This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to provide to student borrowers of private education loans: (1) loan payment deferments without interest accruing during any period in which the student borrower is temporarily disabled, and (2) loan discharges if a student borrower dies or becomes totally or permanently disabled. If a student borrower dies or becomes totally or permanently disabled, the student borrower, any cosigner on the loan, or the estate of either the student borrower or the cosigner shall not be obligated to make any additional loan payments. The Internal Revenue Code is amended to exclude from an individual's gross income (which would otherwise include cancellation of debt as income) amounts based on the discharge of a student loan under this bill. An individual is therefore not subject to tax liability for the discharge of student loan debt under this bill. Private educational lenders must disclose to borrowers the number of private education loans they offer and the number and rate of defaults on such loans.
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Timeline
6 December 2016
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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
6 December 2016
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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
6 December 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 December 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 December 2016 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6446
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/6446
- us · 114-hr-6446 · source updated 12 August 2025