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H.R. 3662 116th Congress House

Relief for Defrauded Students Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure that student borrowers are provided relief from their student loans in the instance of substantial misrepre… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure that student borrowers are provided relief from their student loans in the instance of substantial misrepresentation or omission by an institution of higher education.

Introduced: July 10, 2019 Introduced by: Lucy McBath Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
Education Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesDepartment of EducationFraud offenses and financial crimes
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Government lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent aid and college costs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 17, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5983-5985)
Jul 10, 2019
Introduced in House
Jul 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 10, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5313)
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 Latest action July 17, 2019

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5983-5985)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jul 29, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 25, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 19, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jul 23, 2019
Wild, Susan
· Jul 16, 2019
Axne, Cynthia
· Jul 10, 2019
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jul 10, 2019
Finkenauer, Abby
· Jul 10, 2019
Porter, Katie
· Jul 10, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jul 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3662: Relief for Defrauded Students Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3662/
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"H.R. 3662: Relief for Defrauded Students Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3662/.
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