H.R. 9931

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9931 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9931 To provide bankruptcy relief for student borrowers. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 4, 2024 Mr. Nadler (for himself, Mr. Correa, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Norton, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Waters, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Lee of California, and Mr. Carson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide bankruptcy relief for student borrowers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. (a) Exception to Discharge.--Section 523 of title 11, United States Code, is amended in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (8). (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1328(a)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking ``(8),''. SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11, United States Code, on or after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>