House Bill 4395
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Clean Slate through Consolidation Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 19, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4395
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
Clean Slate through Consolidation Act
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to have a record of default removed from a borrower's credit history in certain circumstances.
Specifically, when a borrower obtains a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan discharging the borrower's liability on a defaulted student loan, ED must request a consumer reporting agency remove the record of default from the borrower's credit history.
September 19, 2019
09/19/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
09/19/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:49:56 PM