H.R. 3926: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to discharge student loans for borrowers who are determined by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to be under a disability without expectation of medical or functional improvement.
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H.R. 3926: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to discharge student loans for borrowers who are determined by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to be under a disability without expectation of medical or functional improvement.
113th Congress · introduced 2014-01-21 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-01-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to discharge student loans for borrowers who are determined by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to be under a disability without expectation of medical or functional improvement.
Plain summary
Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to discharge a student borrower's loan under the Federal Family Education Loan program if the borrower: (1) has been determined by the Commissioner of Social Security to be under a disability without expectation of medical or functional improvement, and (2) provides the Secretary with documentation of that determination. Considers such a borrower to be permanently and totally disabled. Prohibits such a borrower from being required to present additional documentation regarding his or her disability.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to discharge student loans for borrowers who are determined by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to be under a disability without expectation of medical or functional improvement.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] · 0 cosponsors
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- Securities
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3926.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr3926 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113