Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., March 18, 2021)

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This is S1645 of the Congressional Record, Senate, March 18, 2021, with interleaved columns of introduced bills and joint resolutions. The page lists S. 866 by Ms. Stabenow and others on reforestation after unplanned events on Federal land, S. 867 by Mrs. Gillibrand on coins for the National Women's Hall of Fame, S. 868 by Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. King on waiting periods for disability insurance benefits, and S. 876 by Ms. Collins and Ms. Smith on school lunch facilities. It also lists S. Res. 126 condemning a crackdown in Hong Kong and S.J. Res. 12 by Mr. Shelby proposing a constitutional amendment on limits on Federal spending, followed by additional cosponsors.

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March 18, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1645
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. SMITH, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. MARKEY, Mr.
PORTMAN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mrs. CAP- SMITH): RISCH, and Mr. TILLIS):
ITO, Mr. BENNET, Mr. MARSHALL, and S. 876. A bill to amend the Richard B. Rus- S. Res. 126. A resolution condemning the
Mr. HEINRICH): sell National School Lunch Act to require crackdown by the Government of the Peo-
S. 866. A bill to amend the Forest and the Secretary of Agriculture to make loan ple’s Republic of China and the Chinese Com-
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning guarantees and grants to finance certain im- munist Party in Hong Kong, including the
Act of 1974 to promote reforestation fol- provements to school lunch facilities, to arrests of pro-democracy activists and re-
lowing unplanned events on Federal land, train school food service personnel, and for peated violations of the obligations of that
and for other purposes; to the Committee on other purposes; to the Committee on Agri- Government undertaken in the Sino-British
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Hong Kong
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND: By Mr. SHELBY: Basic Law; to the Committee on the Judici-
S. 867. A bill to require the Secretary of S.J. Res. 12. A joint resolution proposing ary.
the Treasury to mint coins in recognition an amendment to the Constitution of the f
and celebration of the National Women’s United States which requires (except during
Hall of Fame; to the Committee on Banking, time of war and subject to suspension by ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
Housing, and Urban Affairs. Congress) that the total amount of money S. 40
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. expended by the United States during any
CASSIDY, and Mr. KING): fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain
At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the
S. 868. A bill to amend title II of the Social revenue received by the United States during name of the Senator from Maryland
Security Act to eliminate the five-month such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor
waiting period for disability insurance bene- the gross domestic product of the United of S. 40, a bill to address the funda-
fits under such title and waive the 24-month States during the previous calendar year; to mental injustice, cruelty, brutality,
waiting period for Medicare eligibility for in- the Committee on the Judiciary. and inhumanity of slavery in the
dividuals with Huntington’s disease; to the
f United States and the 13 American
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. RUBIO, colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND establish a commission to study and
Ms. HASSAN, and Mr. CORNYN):
S. 869. A bill to establish the Office of Sup-
SENATE RESOLUTIONS consider a national apology and pro-
ply Chain Preparedness within the Depart- The following concurrent resolutions posal for reparations for the institu-
ment of Commerce to manage the partner- and Senate resolutions were read, and tion of slavery, its subsequent de jure
ship of the United States with private indus- referred (or acted upon), as indicated: and de facto racial and economic dis-
try and State and local governments with re-
By Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. crimination against African Ameri-
spect to the manufacturing of critical re-
sources, and for other purposes; to the Com-
MENENDEZ): cans, and the impact of these forces on
S. Res. 122. A resolution reaffirming the living African Americans, to make rec-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
importance of United States alliances and ommendations to the Congress on ap-
tation.
partnerships; to the Committee on Foreign propriate remedies, and for other pur-
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr.
Relations.
BARRASSO, and Ms. SINEMA):
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms.
poses.
S. 870. A bill to amend title XVIII of the S. 51
Social Security Act to improve access to COLLINS, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr.
mental health services under the Medicare MERKLEY, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. CORTEZ At the request of Mr. CARPER, the
program; to the Committee on Finance. MASTO, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. KAINE, Ms. name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr.
By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. WARREN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. HAS- WARNOCK) was added as a cosponsor of
SAN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. DUCKWORTH, S. 51, a bill to provide for the admis-
DURBIN):
S. 871. A bill to strengthen American eco- Mr. CASEY, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. CANT-
sion of the State of Washington, D.C.
nomic resiliency and equitably expand eco- WELL, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr.
BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. WAR- into the Union.
nomic opportunity by launching a national
NER, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. S. 70
competition, promoting State and local stra-
tegic planning, encouraging innovation by ERNST, Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs. SHAHEEN, At the request of Ms. HASSAN, the
the public and private sectors, and by sub- Ms. ROSEN, Mr. BOOKER, Ms. STABE- names of the Senator from North Da-
stantially investing Federal resources in re- NOW, Mr. KING, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HEIN- kota (Mr. CRAMER) and the Senator
search and development; to the Committee RICH, Ms. SINEMA, Mrs. GILLIBRAND,
from Illinois (Ms. DUCKWORTH) were
on Finance. Ms. SMITH, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mrs.
FISCHER, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. PADILLA, added as cosponsors of S. 70, a bill to
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Ms. amend title 32, United States Code, to
WARREN, Ms. SMITH, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. CARPER, and Mrs. BLACKBURN):
Mr. DURBIN, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. SCHATZ, S. Res. 123. A resolution designating March authorize cybersecurity operations and
Mr. MARKEY, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. 2021 as ‘‘National Women’s History Month’’; missions to protect critical infrastruc-
BLUMENTHAL, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. VAN to the Committee on the Judiciary. ture by members of the National Guard
HOLLEN, and Mr. PADILLA): By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. in connection with training or other
S. 872. A bill to restore, reaffirm, and rec- WICKER): duty.
oncile environmental justice and civil rights, S. Res. 124. A resolution celebrating the
S. 127
and for other purposes; to the Committee on heritage of Romani Americans; to the Com-
Environment and Public Works. mittee on Foreign Relations. At the request of Mr. REED, the name
By Mr. DURBIN: By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. of the Senator from Vermont (Mr.
S. 873. A bill to establish the Climate SCHATZ, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BENNET, LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor of S.
Change Advisory Commission to develop rec- Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Ms. 127, a bill to support library infrastruc-
ommendations, frameworks, and guidelines CANTWELL, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. ture.
for projects to respond to the impacts of cli- DAINES, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. HEIN-
S. 194
mate change, to issue Federal obligations, RICH, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr.
the proceeds of which shall be used to fund KAINE, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KING, Ms. At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the
projects that aid in adaptation to climate KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LUJÁN, Mr. MORAN, name of the Senator from Connecticut
change, and for other purposes; to the Com- Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. (Mr. MURPHY) was added as a cosponsor
mittee on Finance. PADILLA, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. of S. 194, a bill to amend title 10,
By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. MAR- SANDERS, Mr. SCHUMER, Mrs. SHA- United States Code, to provide treat-
KEY, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. HEEN, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. SMITH, Ms.
ment for eating disorders for depend-
PADILLA, Mr. BOOKER, and Mr. STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr.
TESTER, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN,
ents of members of the uniformed serv-
BLUMENTHAL):
S. 874. A bill to establish a green transpor- and Mr. WYDEN): ices.
tation infrastructure grant program, and for S. Res. 125. A resolution recognizing the S. 295
other purposes; to the Committee on Com- heritage, culture, and contributions of Amer- At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the
merce, Science, and Transportation. ican Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Ha- name of the Senator from Massachu-

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By Mr. KENNEDY: waiian women in the United States; to the setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co-
S. 875. A bill to make any city or county Committee on Indian Affairs.
sponsor of S. 295, a bill to designate
that has in effect any law or ordinance that By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr.
is in violation of Federal immigration law CARDIN, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. BOOZMAN, residents of the Hong Kong Special Ad-
ineligible for any Federal grant, and for Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. COONS, ministrative Region as Priority 2 refu-
other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- Mr. COTTON, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. gees of special humanitarian concern,
diciary. HAWLEY, Mr. MARSHALL, Mrs. HYDE- and for other purposes.

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S1646 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 18, 2021
S. 324 S. 610 cosponsors of S. 730, a bill to amend
At the request of Ms. SMITH, her At the request of Mr. KAINE, the title VI of the Social Security Act to
name was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms. remove the prohibition on States and
324, a bill to report data on COVID–19 DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor territories against lowering their
in Federal, State, and local correc- of S. 610, a bill to address behavioral taxes.
tional facilities, and for other pur- health and well-being among health S. 738
poses. care professionals. At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH,
S. 375 S. 617 the names of the Senator from New
At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the At the request of Mr. THUNE, the York (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) and the Sen-
name of the Senator from Mississippi names of the Senator from Indiana ator from Ohio (Mr. BROWN) were added
(Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor (Mr. BRAUN), the Senator from Utah as cosponsors of S. 738, a bill to provide
of S. 375, a bill to impose requirements (Mr. LEE) and the Senator from Ala- for grants for States that require fair
on the payment of compensation to bama (Mr. TUBERVILLE) were added as and impartial police training for law
professional persons employed in vol- cosponsors of S. 617, a bill to amend the enforcement officers of that State and
untary cases commenced under title III Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal to incentivize States to enact laws re-
of the Puerto Rico Oversight Manage- the estate and generation-skipping quiring the independent investigation
ment and Economic Stability Act transfer taxes, and for other purposes. and prosecution of the use of deadly
(commonly known as ‘‘PROMESA’’ ). S. 634 force by law enforcement officers, and
S. 449 At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the for other purposes.
At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the name of the Senator from Maryland S. 748
name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a co- At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the
(Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) was added as a co- sponsor of S. 634, a bill to support and names of the Senator from Arkansas
sponsor of S. 449, a bill to amend the expand civic engagement and political (Mr. BOOZMAN) and the Senator from
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ex- leadership of adolescent girls around New Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN) were
clude from gross income certain feder- the world, and other purposes. added as cosponsors of S. 748, a bill to
ally-subsidized loan repayments for S. 650 provide for an extension of the tem-
dental school faculty. At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, porary suspension of Medicare seques-
S. 452 the name of the Senator from Con- tration during the COVID–19 public
At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the necticut (Mr. MURPHY) was added as a health emergency.
names of the Senator from Virginia cosponsor of S. 650, a bill to enable the S. 754
(Mr. KAINE), the Senator from Cali- payment of certain officers and em- At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the
fornia (Mr. PADILLA), the Senator from ployees of the United States whose em- names of the Senator from Maine (Mr.
New Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) and the ployment is authorized pursuant to a KING) and the Senator from Nebraska
Senator from Minnesota (Ms. SMITH) grant of deferred action, deferred en- (Mrs. FISCHER) were added as cospon-
were added as cosponsors of S. 452, a forced departure, or temporary pro- sors of S. 754, a bill to provide health
bill to award a Congressional Gold tected status. insurance benefits for outpatient and
Medal to Willie O’Ree, in recognition S. 681 inpatient items and services related to
of his extraordinary contributions and At the request of Ms. SMITH, her the diagnosis and treatment of a con-
commitment to hockey, inclusion, and name was added as a cosponsor of S. genital anomaly or birth defect.
recreational opportunity. 681, a bill to report data on COVID–19 S. 810
S. 488 immigration detention facilities and At the request of Mr. TESTER, the
At the request of Mr. HAGERTY, the local correctional facilities that con- names of the Senator from Delaware
name of the Senator from North Caro- tract with U.S. Immigration and Cus- (Mr. CARPER) and the Senator from
lina (Mr. BURR) was added as a cospon- toms Enforcement, and for other pur- Massachusetts (Mr. MARKEY) were
sor of S. 488, a bill to provide for con- poses. added as cosponsors of S. 810, a bill to
gressional review of actions to termi- S. 715 amend title 38, United States Code, to
nate or waive sanctions imposed with At the request of Mr. LEE, the name expand the list of diseases associated
respect to Iran. of the Senator from South Carolina with exposure to certain herbicide
S. 539 (Mr. GRAHAM) was added as a cosponsor agents for which there is a presump-
At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the of S. 715, a bill to amend the National tion of service connection for veterans
name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to re- who served in the Republic of Vietnam
RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. quire the submission of certain reports, to include hypertension, and for other
539, a bill to direct the Secretary of and for other purposes. purposes.
Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress S. 717 S. 815
a report on the use of video cameras for At the request of Mr. LEE, the name At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the
patient safety and law enforcement at of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. name of the Senator from Nebraska
medical centers of the Department of HOEVEN) was added as a cosponsor of S. (Mrs. FISCHER) was added as a cospon-
Veterans Affairs. 717, a bill to amend the National Envi- sor of S. 815, a bill to amend the Small
S. 553 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 to impose Business Act and the CARES Act to ex-
At the request of Mr. LEE, the name time limits on the completion of cer- tend the covered period for the pay-
of the Senator from Texas (Mr. CRUZ) tain required actions under the Act, check protection program, and for
was added as a cosponsor of S. 553, a and for other purposes. other purposes.
bill to require the National Tele- S. 721 S. RES. 34
communications and Information Ad- At the request of Mr. LEE, the name At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
ministration to estimate the value of of the Senator from South Carolina names of the Senator from Indiana
electromagnetic spectrum assigned or (Mr. GRAHAM) was added as a cosponsor (Mr. YOUNG) and the Senator from Wis-
otherwise allocated to Federal entities. of S. 721, a bill to amend the National consin (Mr. JOHNSON) were added as co-
S. 598 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to sponsors of S. Res. 34, a resolution rec-
At the request of Ms. WARREN, the impose time limits on the completion ognizing the 200th anniversary of the
name of the Senator from Massachu- of certain required actions under the independence of Greece and celebrating

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setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- Act, and for other purposes. democracy in Greece and the United
sponsor of S. 598, a bill to authorize ad- S. 730 States.
ditional monies to the Public Housing At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the S. RES. 97
Capital Fund of the Department of names of the Senator from Nebraska At the request of Mr. RISCH, the
Housing and Urban Development, and (Mrs. FISCHER) and the Senator from name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr.
for other purposes. Tennessee (Mr. HAGERTY) were added as SULLIVAN) was added as a cosponsor of

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March 18, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1647
S. Res. 97, a resolution calling on the First, this plan provides forgiveness students load right back up on exorbi-
Government of Ethiopia, the Tigray of all outstanding debt after the bor- tant debt that 5, 10, or 30 years from
People’s Liberation Front, and other rower fulfills their obligation to pay now the American taxpayer will be
belligerents to cease all hostilities, monthly on a 20-year term if the stu- asked to write off once again? This is
protect human rights, allow unfettered dent borrowed less than the maximum an unserious gambit that doesn’t come
humanitarian access, and cooperate undergraduate borrowing limit of close to addressing the real drivers of
with independent investigations of $57,500 and pay monthly on a 25-year student debt.
credible atrocity allegations pertaining term if the student borrowed more Rather than a flash-in-the-pan trick,
to the conflict in the Tigray Region of than the undergraduate limit. I propose that we take up a durable
Ethiopia. Second, this plan provides reasonable policy solution, which includes the
f expectations for monthly payments. commonsense, bipartisan legislation
Very low-income borrowers would have that Senator ANGUS KING and I are ad-
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED a zero dollar payment. No payments vocating. Our proposal helps ensure
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION are required until a borrower earns student loan repayment programs are
By Mr. BURR (for himself and above 150 percent of the poverty line, understandable and workable for future
Mr. KING): which adjusts by family size and in- students who need them. As ranking
S. 821. A bill to amend the Higher come. Modest-income borrowers would member of the Education Committee, I
Education Act of 1965 to establish a have a very low payment equal to 10 will work with our committee’s chair-
simplified income-driven repayment percent of the earnings they make man to move this legislation forward. I
plan, and for other purposes; to the above 150 percent of the poverty line. hope that we will find a willing partner
Committee on Health, Education, Higher income borrowers would pay 10 in the White House and at the Depart-
Labor, and Pensions. percent on the first $25,000 of discre- ment of Education.
Mr. BURR. Mr. President, for two tionary income they earned and 15 per- ---
Congresses, Angus King and I have in- cent on any income above that. By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr.
troduced bipartisan legislation to A single income-driven repayment MURPHY, Mr. BARRASSO, Mrs.
streamline and simplify student loan plan assures students that there is a CAPITO, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. KING,
repayment programs. Our proposal reasonable repayment plan available Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. ROUNDS,
would make the current, overly-com- based on their individual earnings. It and Mr. WICKER):
plicated loan repayment programs means students won’t be unnecessarily S. 844. A bill to amend the Internal
easier to navigate and more predict- discouraged from pursuing careers that Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain
able for both borrowers and the Federal may pay less but for which they have a amounts paid for physical activity, fit-
Government. passion, such as education or social ness, and exercise as amounts paid for
Today, students are asked to choose work. medical care; to the Committee on Fi-
between nine different loan repayment As I said, this is not the first time nance.
plans, each with different eligibility Senator KING and I have introduced Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask
and income requirements. The uncer- this legislation, but there is added ur- unanimous consent that the text of the
tainty created by too many competing gency this year because of the COVID– bill be printed in the RECORD.
options has made it nearly impossible 19 pandemic and because of the reck- There being no objection, the text of
for the Federal Government to accu- less proposals to simply transfer hun- the bill was ordered to be printed in
rately fund the program, leading to bil- dreds of billions in debt from indi- the RECORD, as follows:
lions of dollars in budget shortfalls. vidual borrowers to the Federal Gov- S. 844
Just last year, the Office of Manage- ernment. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
ment and the Budget said the Direct Last year, as the Nation struggled to resentatives of the United States of America in
Loan Program would cost $64 billion combat coronavirus, Congress paused Congress assembled,
more than previously anticipated in loan repayments for all borrowers SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
just a single fiscal year prior to the through September 30, 2020. The Trump This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Personal
COVID–19 emergency. The COVID–19 and Biden administrations then ex- Health Investment Today Act of 2021’’ or the
emergency caused $39 billion in addi- tended that pause through September ‘‘PHIT Act of 2021’’.
30, 2021. No borrower has been required SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
tional unplanned for costs to the pro-
to make a student loan payment for The purpose of this Act is to promote
gram through congressional and ad-
health and prevent disease, particularly dis-
ministrative actions. This is the last 12 months. As the American eases related to being overweight or obese,
unsustainable, and it is unnecessary. economy recovers, however, we cannot by—
We need to make it easier for student continue to pause payments indefi- (1) encouraging healthier lifestyles;
borrowers to find the best repayment nitely or, even worse, erase large (2) providing financial incentives to ease
plan that works for them, and we need swaths of loan balances, regardless of the financial burden of engaging in healthy
to make it easier for the Federal Gov- an individual’s economic circumstance. behavior; and
ernment to accurately account for a Instead, Congress must put forward a (3) increasing the ability of individuals and
program on which so many students commonsense plan that reflects the in- families to participate in physical fitness ac-
tivities.
depend. The REPAY Act would do just terests of student loan borrowers and
SEC. 3. CERTAIN AMOUNTS PAID FOR PHYSICAL
that, and I am here again to introduce American taxpayers. ACTIVITY, FITNESS, AND EXERCISE
this commonsense proposal to help all I have cautioned Secretary Cardona TREATED AS AMOUNTS PAID FOR
new borrowers, which represents ap- against pursuing a dangerous proposal MEDICAL CARE.
proximately 20 percent of Federal stu- to simply forgive student debt through (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section
dent loan borrowers each year. This administrative action, an action which 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
neither complies with the Federal amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
bill has been previously supported by a
paragraph (C), by striking the period at the
number of cosponsors, including Sen- Claims Collection Act, the Higher Edu-
end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ‘‘, or’’,
ators WARNER, RUBIO, COLLINS, CAPITO, cation Act, or the related regulations. and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the
SHAHEEN, CARPER, WICKER, MANCHIN, Not only do I think this isn’t a legal following new subparagraph:
and PORTMAN. idea, I don’t believe it is a wise one, ei- ‘‘(E) for qualified sports and fitness ex-
The REPAY Act would simplify this ther. It is reckless policymaking to penses.’’.
process by establishing just two, easy- forgive massive amounts of existing (b) QUALIFIED SPORTS AND FITNESS EX-
to-understand loan repayment plans. student debt and doing so will create a PENSES.—Subsection (d) of section 213 of the

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The first is a fixed 10-year payment profound moral hazard. What happens Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
adding at the end the following new para-
option, like most borrowers pay now. after existing debt is forgiven? Will
graph:
The second is a simplified income- colleges magically lower their tuition ‘‘(12) QUALIFIED SPORTS AND FITNESS EX-
driven repayment plan, which takes and fees, so no student ever needs to PENSES.—
into consideration how much a student borrow again, or will colleges continue ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified
borrowed verses how much they earn. to charge for their services, and will sports and fitness expenses’ means amounts

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