S. 4253 · 117th Congress · Senate

Student Loan Accountability Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced
May 18, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Student Loan Accountability Act

This bill generally prohibits the Departments of Education, Justice, or the Treasury from taking any action to cancel or forgive the outstanding balances, or portion of balances, of covered loans. Covered loans refer to Federal Family Education Loans, Federal Direct Loans, Federal Perkins Loans, and loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program.

The prohibition does not apply to targeted federal student loan forgiveness, cancellation, or repayment programs that are in effect by final regulation on May 11, 2022, and carried out under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAY 18, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAY 18, 2022IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committees

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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

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Referred: May 18, 2022

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