# 117-hr-8522: SIMPLE Act

117-hr-8522, SIMPLE Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR); 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: 117-hr-8522
- Congress: 117
- Title: SIMPLE 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: 2022-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education Act or the SIMPLE Act This bill directs the Department of Education to establish certain notification and automatic enrollment procedures for borrowers who are delinquent on federal student loans or who are rehabilitating defaulted student loans, including to automatically enroll these borrowers in income-driven repayment plans.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8522 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8522)

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- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
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