3.0.0 2949 2023-01-11T13:37:49Z 2023-01-11T13:37:49Z House HR 2017-06-20 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:H.R. 2949.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:As described in Article 1, Section 1, ``all legislativepowers herin granted shall be vested in a Congrss of theUnited States, which shall consist of a Senate and House ofRepresentatives.''Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution providesCongress with the authority to ``provide for the commonDefense and general Welfare'' of Americans. In the Departmentof Education Organization (P.L. 96-88), Congress declaredthat ``the establishment of a Department of Education is inhte public interest, will promote the general welfare of theUnited States, and will enable the Federal Government tocoordinate its education activities more effectively.'' TheDepartment of Education's mission is to ``promote studentachievement and preparation for global competitiveness byfostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.''[Page H4994]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-06-20T16:04:25Z Aim Higher Act 115 6543 HR 2018-07-26 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Related bill CRS Affordable Loans for Any Student Act 115 3584 S 2018-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act 115 1384 S 2017-06-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2017-06-20 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 N B001289 Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] Bradley Byrne R AL 1 2017-06-20 True M001189 Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] Luke Messer R IN 6 2018-01-16 False Education Consumer credit Domestic violence and child abuse Higher education Marriage and family status Student aid and college costs Education 00 2017-06-20 Introduced in House 2019-06-06T20:52:11Z Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow two borrowers, who had previously received a joint consolidation loan for their student debt under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, to submit a joint application to sever their consolidated loan. One borrower may submit a separate application in the event that the individual is experiencing domestic or economic abuse from the other individual borrower, or is unable to reasonably reach or access the loan information of the other borrower.

]]> Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act Display Title Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act Introduced in House 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2949ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2949ih.xml 2017-06-20 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.