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H.R. 5928 115th Congress House

Students Over Special Interests Act

Official title: To repeal the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, forgive all outstanding Federal student loans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 23, 2018 See on congress.gov
Taxation Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdoption and foster careAgricultural equipment and machinery
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Oct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
Jun 4, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 23, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Natural Resources, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
May 23, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4592-4593)
May 23, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Students Over Special Interests Act

This bill terminates the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and forgives the outstanding balance of interest and principal due on federal student loans.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 12
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jun 12, 2018
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 12, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 1, 2018
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 29, 2018
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 25, 2018
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · May 23, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 23, 2018
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 23, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 23, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 23, 2018
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 23, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 23, 2018
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 23, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5928: Students Over Special Interests Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5928/
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"H.R. 5928: Students Over Special Interests Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5928/.
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H.R. 5928, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5928/.
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