H.R. 8518

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8518 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8518

To provide for the discharge of parent borrower liability if a student 
on whose behalf a parent has received certain student loans becomes 
disabled.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 27, 2026

Mr. Magaziner (for himself, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. 
Tlaib, and Mr. Tonko) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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A BILL

To provide for the discharge of parent borrower liability if a student 
on whose behalf a parent has received certain student loans becomes 
disabled.

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 ``Domenic and Ed's Law''.

SEC. 2. REPAYMENT OF LOANS TO PARENTS.

(a) In General.--Section 437(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087(d)) is amended by inserting ``or becomes permanently 
and totally disabled (as determined in accordance with regulations of 
the Secretary), or if the student is unable to engage in any 
substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable 
physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death, 
has lasted for a continuous period of not less than 60 months, or can 
be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 60 
months,'' after ``dies,''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to any outstanding loan received by a parent before, on, or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and without regard to the onset 
date of the disability or impairment.
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