H.R. 4797, the "Student Loan Relief Act"
To direct the Secretary of Education to discharge up to $50,000 of Federal student loan debt for each borrower, and for other purposes.
To direct the Secretary of Education to discharge up to $50,000 of Federal student loan debt for each borrower, and for other purposes.
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to make the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection an independent Consumer Financial Protection Commission, and for other purposes.
To amend title 11, United States Code, to prohibit nonconsensual release of a nondebtor entity’s liability to an entity other than the debtor, and for other purposes.
To amend the Small Business Act to include excess loan amount errors in the forgiveness of a paycheck protection program loan, and for other purposes.
To expedite application for payment of rental arrearages by landlords and mandate tenant access to financial assistance, and for other purposes.
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.
To promote fair and transparent virtual currency markets by examining the potential for price manipulation.
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law held a hearing on July 28 titled, "Oversight of the Bankruptcy Code, Part 1: Confronting Abuses of the Chapter 11 System."
Witnesses
Prof. Douglas G. Baird
Chair, National Bankruptcy Conference; and Harry A. Bigelow Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School
Prof. Adam Levitin
Anne Fleming Research Professor and Professor of Law, Georgetown Law
Alexis Pleus
Founder, Executive Director, Board Ex Officio Chair, Truth Pharma
Tasha Schwikert Moser
Bronze Medal Olympic Gymnast, Attorney, and Sex Abuse Survivor
Prof. David A. Skeel, Jr.
S. Samuel Arsht Professor of Corporate Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School
The Honorable William Tong
Attorney General, The State of Connecticut
To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify venue requirements relating to bankruptcy proceedings.