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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HR 688          </title>
<shortdesc>STUDENT DEBT CRISIS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Kambium Buckner-Carol Ammons-Mary E. Flowers and Gregory Harris</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<SynopsisText>     Urges the United States Congress to recognize outstanding student debt as a crisis for Americans seeking an education that endangers the well-being of Americans and to work to develop and enact legislation that will forgive student loans for all current student loan borrowers and prevent future students from shouldering an insurmountable burden of debt.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/29/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kambium Buckner</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Higher Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee;  012-007-000</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions</action>
<statusdate>6/23/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>8/31/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers</action>
<statusdate>8/31/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary E. Flowers</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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