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House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Equity in Student Loan Relief Act

H.R. 6597Introduced Apr 22, 2020Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Elise Stefanik R-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 22, 2020 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6597.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6597, last updated July 21, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

29 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 24 Democrats

24 of 29 cosponsors (83%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Anthony Brindisi (D-NY), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Abby Finkenauer (D-IA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), James Himes (D-CT), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), John Katko (R-NY), Conor Lamb (D-PA), Al Lawson (D-FL), Susie Lee (D-NV), David Loebsack (D-IA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Katie Porter (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), William Thornberry (R-TX), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Peter Welch (D-VT), Susan Wild (D-PA), Ron Wright (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elise Stefanik.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-21 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.