# 116-hr-6316: Emergency Relief for Student Borrowers Act of 2020

116-hr-6316, Emergency Relief for Student Borrowers Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA); status Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6316
- Congress: 116
- Title: Emergency Relief for Student Borrowers Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-03-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Emergency Relief for Student Borrowers Act of 2020 This bill establishes federal and private student loan repayment assistance programs during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national emergency.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-6820: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5221: 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6316 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6316)

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- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-6820: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6820)
- [116-hr-5221: 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5221)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6316 (as of 2025-11-18).