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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 9111

Introduced

Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2026

Sponsor
DShri Thanedar· Michigan
Introduced
June 2, 2026
Policy area
Finance and Financial Sector
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.June 2, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9111 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9111

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to stop abusive student 
loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 2, 2026

Mr. Thanedar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to stop abusive student 
loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases.

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 ``Stopping Abusive Student Loan 
Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

Section 523(d) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by 
striking ``of this section'' and inserting ``or the debtor requests a 
determination of the dischargeability of a debt based on undue hardship 
under subsection (a)(8)''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.

(a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act 
and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
(b) Application of Amendment.--The amendment made by this Act shall 
apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United 
States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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