# 114-hr-4845: Disabled Veterans Student Loan Protection Act of 2016

114-hr-4845, Disabled Veterans Student Loan Protection Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4845
- Congress: 114
- Title: Disabled Veterans Student Loan Protection Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Introduced: 2016-03-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Disabled Veterans Student Loan Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the federal student loan discharge process for a veteran who has a total and permanent disability. Specifically, it directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish a system to automatically transmit, from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or the Department of Defense (DOD), an applicable determination of unemployability or assignment of a service-connected disability rating of 100%. ED must accept, as sufficient documentation of a borrower's total and permanent disability, a determination of unemployability by the VA or an assignment of a service-connected disability rating of 100% by the VA or DOD that is transmitted in accordance with such system.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4845 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4845)

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- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-5166: WINGMAN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5166)
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- [114-hr-4625: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4625)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4845 (as of 2025-11-18).