# 119-hr-8518: Domenic and Ed’s Law

119-hr-8518, Domenic and Ed’s Law, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8518
- Congress: 119
- Title: Domenic and Ed’s Law
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates a new pathway to discharge a parent's federal student loan when the student is permanently or long-term disabled.** It would let parents shed repayment responsibility when the student is permanently and totally disabled or cannot engage in substantial gainful activity due to a medically determinable impairment expected to result in death or to last at least 60 months. The Education Secretary would set regulations to determine disability status. - Parents: Parent borrowers would become eligible to have their loan liability discharged if the student meets the bill's disability standards. This relief would apply to loans taken out before, on, or after the date of enactment and would not depend on when the disability began. - Students with disabilities: Students who are permanently or long-term disabled would create an eligibility trigger that can remove parental repayment obligations. The bill defines the trigger as permanent and total disability or an impairment expected to result in death or to last at least 60 months. - Administration and rules: The Secretary of Education would be required to determine disability under regulations and to apply the 60-month duration standard for impairment-based discharges.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Loan relief for parents of disabled students: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would allow parents to have federal parent-held student loans discharged when the student becomes permanently and totally disabled as the Secretary defines. It would also allow discharge when the student cannot do substantial gainful work because of a medical impairment that h…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8518 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8518)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8518 (as of 2026-09-21).