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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 885
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability
of debts for certain educational payments and loans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 30, 2019
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois,
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. MOORE, Ms. NORTON,
Mr. SWALWELL of California, Ms. TITUS, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. YAR-
MUTH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify
the dischargeability of debts for certain educational pay-
ments and loans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Private Student Loan
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Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. EXCEPTIONS TO DISCHARGE.
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Section 523(a)(8) of title 11, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) by striking subparagraph (B); and
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(2) in subparagraph (A)—
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(A) in clause (i)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘(i)’’; and
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘any program for
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which substantially all of the funds are
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provided by a’’ after ‘‘unit or’’; and
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(B) in clause (ii)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘(ii)’’ and inserting
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‘‘(B)’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end.
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.
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(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
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section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this
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Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
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Act.
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(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
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ments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to
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cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code
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on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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