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Dick Durbin: I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the…

On the recordMarch 12, 2015
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 729 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. EXCEPTIONS TO DISCHARGE. Section 523(a)(8) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking ``dependents, for'' and all that follows through the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``dependents, for an educational benefit overpayment or loan made, insured, or guaranteed by a governmental unit or made under any program funded in whole or in part by a governmental unit or an obligation to repay funds received from a governmental unit as an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend;''. ____________________
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Mar 12, 2015

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