Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9111 Introduced in House (IH)] 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9111 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to stop abusive student loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 2, 2026 Mr. Thanedar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 11 of the United States Code to stop abusive student loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

Section 523(d) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by

Section 523(d) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by striking ``of this section'' and inserting ``or the debtor requests a determination of the dischargeability of a debt based on undue hardship under subsection (a)(8)''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT. (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of Amendment.--The amendment made by this Act shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.