# 114-hr-5814: Match Veterans to Student Loan Protections Act

114-hr-5814, Match Veterans to Student Loan Protections Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5814
- Congress: 114
- Title: Match Veterans to Student Loan Protections Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Introduced: 2016-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Match Veterans to Student Loan Protections Act 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) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a computer matching program for ED to identify the borrowers who have been assigned a service-connected disability rating of 100% by the VA. ED must notify such borrowers of their eligibility for federal student loan discharge and provide simple instructions for applying.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2016-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2016-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5814 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5814)

## Related
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- [114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2722)
- [114-hr-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Dob…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5621)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-3180: Flexible Pell Grant for 21st Century Students Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3180)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5814 (as of 2025-11-18).