Bill Sponsor
House Bill 3662
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Relief for Defrauded Students Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 10, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 10, 2019
Latest Action
Jul 17, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3662
Congress
116
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Georgia
Democrat
California
Democrat
Connecticut
Democrat
Minnesota
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Tennessee
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Relief for Defrauded Students Act of 2019

This bill provides statutory authority for specific borrower defenses to repayment under the Federal Direct Loan program.

Specifically, the bill allows a defense to repayment of a loan under the program if (1) the institution of higher education (IHE) made a substantial misrepresentation of the nature of its educational program, its financial charges, or the employability of its graduates; (2) the IHE made an act or omission in violation of state law; or (3) the IHE made any other act or omission as specified by the Department of Education (ED). Under current law, ED is required to specify in regulation which acts and omissions of an IHE may be asserted by a borrower as a defense to repayment under the program.

The bill requires ED, upon determination that a borrower is entitled to student loan relief, to cancel any outstanding balance of principal and interest due on each loan and return to the borrower the amount of any payments made on each loan.

Text (1)
July 10, 2019
Actions (4)
07/17/2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5983-5985)
07/10/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
07/10/2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5313)
07/10/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:43 PM