# 116-hr-8514: Student Loan Relief Act

116-hr-8514, Student Loan Relief Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX); status Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 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-8514
- Congress: 116
- Title: Student Loan Relief Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-10-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Student Loan Relief Act This bill requires the Department of Education to cancel or repay up to $25,000 in outstanding student loan debt for each borrower. Further, the bill outlines the method of loan discharge and, for tax purposes, excludes loan cancellation or repayment from a borrower's gross income.

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- 116-hr-8833: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend by one year certain port of entry donation authority, and for other purposes.
- 116-hr-8820: PASS Act
- 116-hr-8772: Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8768: Keeping America's Energy Resources Moving Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8664: PPE for Safe Schools Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8514 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8514)

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- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
- [116-hr-8772: Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8772)
- [116-hr-8768: Keeping America's Energy Resources Moving Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8768)
- [116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8702)
- [116-hr-8664: PPE for Safe Schools Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8664)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8514 (as of 2025-11-18).