H.R. 6031: September 11 Survivors Student Loan Relief Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-09-06 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-09-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

September 11 Survivors Student Loan Relief Act

Plain summary

September 11 Survivors Student Loan Relief Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to discharge or cancel the federal student loan indebtedness of spouses and parents of individuals who died (or die) or who became (or become) permanently and totally disabled from injuries suffered in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. States that, in the case of a consolidation loan used jointly by a victim of such attacks and his or her spouse, the discharge or cancellation shall apply only to that portion of debt incurred on behalf of the victim; except that, where the victim served as a police officer, firefighter, other safety or rescue personnel, or member of the Armed Forces, all of the debt on such loan shall be discharged or canceled.

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Official text

September 11 Survivors Student Loan Relief Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · 0 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr6031.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr6031 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109