Lawmakers Push Bill Allowing Student Debt to Be Discharged in Bankruptcy

By Melanie Waddell

May 08, 2017 at 10:02 AM

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Rep. John Delaney, D-Md., introduced bipartisan legislation Friday to allow student debt to be discharged in bankruptcy.

The Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act (H.R. 2366) reforms federal bankruptcy rules to establish parity between student loan debt and other forms of debt. Rep. John Katko, R-New York, is the lead republican co-sponsor of the bill.

As it stands now, student loan debt cannot be discharged.

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