House Bill 3833
116th Congress(2019-2020)
SIMPLE Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 18, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3833
Congress
116
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education Act or the SIMPLE Act
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to automatically request from the Internal Revenue Service a borrower's tax return information for purposes of determining (1) the borrower's continued eligibility for discharge of Federal Family Education Loans based on permanent and total disability, or (2) recertification of the borrower's income-contingent or income-based loan repayment plan.
The bill also establishes a process for ED to enroll a delinquent borrower who is in federal student loan repayment in an income-driven repayment plan.
July 18, 2019
07/18/2019
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
07/18/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:31 PM