HR8518Referred to Committee

Domenic and Ed’s Law

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-04-27
Introduced
8
Cosponsors
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Seth Magaziner
Seth Magaziner
Democrat · RI · Representative
Votes with party: 96.1% (566 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2026-04-27

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Plain-English Summary

Parents who took out federal student loans to help their children pay for college would have those loans forgiven if their child becomes permanently disabled. Currently, only the student's own loans are automatically discharged in this situation, leaving parents responsible for repaying what they borrowed. This change would extend disability-based loan forgiveness to parent borrowers, protecting families from debt when a child faces a serious disability.

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Education

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8518 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8518 To provide for the discharge of parent borrower liability if a student on whose behalf a parent has received certain student loans becomes disabled. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2026 Mr. Magaziner (for himself, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Tlaib, and Mr. Tonko) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for the discharge of parent borrower liability if a student on whose behalf a parent has received certain student loans becomes disabled. 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 ``Domenic and Ed's Law''. SEC. 2. REPAYMENT OF LOANS TO PARENTS. (a) In General.--Section 437(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087(d)) is amended by inserting ``or becomes permanently and totally disabled (as determined in accordance with regulations of the Secretary), or if the student is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death, has lasted for a continuous period of not less than 60 months, or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 60 months,'' after ``dies,''. (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any outstanding loan received by a parent before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and without regard to the onset date of the disability or impairment. <all>
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