I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1659 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2017 Mr. Roskam (for himself, Mr. Kind , Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Reichert , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Renacci , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , and Ms. Bonamici ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , 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 A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide an exclusion from income for student loan forgiveness for students who have died or become disabled.