House Bill 5907
116th Congress(2019-2020)
No Garnishing of Social Security for Student Debt Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 13, 2020
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
5907
Congress
116
Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
Economics and Public Finance
Primary focus of measure is budgetary matters such as appropriations, public debt, the budget process, government lending, government accounts and trust funds; monetary policy and inflation; economic development, performance, and economic theory.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
No Garnishing of Social Security for Student Debt Act
This bill prohibits administrative offsets that use an individual's Social Security benefits to pay a federal student loan debt. (An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt.)
February 13, 2020
03/10/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
02/13/2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
02/13/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:17:42 PM