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H.R. 6588, the “Student Loan Bankruptcy Act of 2018.”

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To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the circumstances under current law to allow an individual debtor to discharge certain educational loans and educational benefits received by the debtor more than 5 years before the commencement of the bankruptcy case under such title.

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Examining the Wayfair decision and its Ramifications for Consumers and Small Businesses

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Witness List:

  • Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform
  • Chad White, Owner, Class-Tech-Cars, Inc.
  • Lary Sinewitz, Executive Vice President, BrandsMart on behalf of the National Retail Federation
  • Bartlett Cleland, General Counsel and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, American Legislative Exchange Council
  • The Honorable Curt Bramble, Past President, National Conference of State Legislatures
  • Andrew Moylan, Executive Vice President, National Taxpayers Union Foundation
  • Joseph Crosby, Principal, MultiState Associates Incorporated
  • Andrew Pincus, Partner, Mayer Brown
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H.R. 5484, the "Fair Debt Collections Practices Clarification Act of 2018."

Submitted by jhartgen@abi.org on

To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit a court from making an award of costs to a defendant except on a finding that an action was brought in bad faith.

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S.J. Res. 56

Submitted by jhartgen@abi.org on

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Payday, Vehicle, Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans."

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H.R. 5323, the "Derivatives Fairness Act"

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To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to establish an exemption from the credit valuation adjustment calculation for uncleared derivatives transactions with end-users so that United States companies are not disadvantaged, and for other purposes.

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