Legislation

S. 768, the "Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act."

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 1707, the "Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act."

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 1726, the "Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2019."

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting property from the estate.

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H.R. 1731, the "Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019."

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to promote transparency in the oversight of cybersecurity risks at publicly traded companies.

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Democrats Offer Bill to End Tax Break for Investment-Fund Managers

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White House Might Put Colleges on the Hook for Student Loans

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Nuclear Rescue Bill in Pa. Carries a $500 Million Price Tag

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S. 679, the "Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need (HAVEN) Act of 2019"

Under current bankruptcy law, disability benefits paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense are included in the calculation of a debtor’s disposable income, which increases the portion of the debtor’s income that is subject to the reach of creditors. By contrast, current bankruptcy law explicitly exempts Social Security disability benefits from this disposable income calculation.

To eliminate this unequal treatment of disability benefits, the HAVEN Act would exclude VA and DoD disability payments made to veterans or their dependent survivors from the monthly income calculation used for bankruptcy means testing.

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H.R. 1557, the "No Bonuses in Bankruptcy Act of 2019."

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to prohibit the payment of bonuses to highly compensated individuals employed by the debtor and insiders of the debtor to perform services during the bankruptcy case; and for other purposes.

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S. 720, the "CFPB Student Loan Integrity and Transparency Act of 2019."

A bill to require the student loan ombudsman of the Department of Education to provide student loan data to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes.

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