,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ab1 #bjbc,ms4 
,stevens 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,ms4
 ,ross1 and ,ms4 ,williams of ,georgia7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife to require the removal of the  
record of default from credit history   
upon obtaining a ,federal ,direct       
,consolidation ,loan that discharges the
 defaulted loan4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,clean ,slate 
through ,consolidation ,act4  #b4       
,removal of record of default from      
credit history upon loan consolidation  
,section #dee7;g7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg;e7g77 is amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7#c7 ,consumer      
reporting agencies ,upon obtaining a    
,federal ,direct ,consolidation ,loan   
that discharges the liability on a      

defaulted loan made1 insured1 or        
guaranteed under this title1 the        
,secretary1 guaranty agency1 or other   
holder of the loan shall request any    
consumer reporting agency to which the  
,secretary1 guaranty agency or holder1  
as applicable1 reported the default of  
the loan1 to remove any adverse item of 
information relating to such loan from  
the borrower's credit history4  4