3.0.0 4797 2022-12-31T05:04:33Z 2022-12-31T05:04:33Z House HR 2021-07-29 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 133 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTER of Louisiana:H.R. 4797.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted toCongress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl.1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and theNecessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 18).Further, this statement of constitutional authority is madefor the sole purpose of compliance with clause 7 of Rule XIIof the Rules of the House of Representatives and shall haveno bearing on judicial review of the accompanying bill.[Page H4294]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-07-29T14:12:35Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-07-29T14:12:30Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-07-29T14:12:25Z 2021-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2021-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2021-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001125 Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2] Troy Carter D LA 2 N Education Education 00 2021-07-29 Introduced in House 2022-03-16T15:26:41Z Student Loan Relief Act

This bill establishes a program to discharge certain federal student loan debt.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to automatically discharge (i.e., repay or cancel) up to $50,000 of outstanding student loan debt for each borrower. Members of Congress are not eligible to receive loan discharges.

Further, the bill outlines the method of loan discharge and excludes the loan discharges from taxable income.

In addition, the bill requires ED to automatically place each federal student loan borrower in administrative forbearance for the one-year period in which ED carries out the discharge of student loans. During this period, payments are not due, interest does not accrue, and ED may not pursue debt collection activities (e.g., wage garnishments).

]]> Student Loan Relief Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Education to discharge up to $50,000 of Federal student loan debt for each borrower, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Student Loan Relief Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Student Loan Relief Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4797ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4797ih.xml 2021-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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. 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.