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H.R. 4596 116th Congress House

Student Loan Advocacy Act

Official title: To improve service to students and other participants in the Federal student financial assistance programs, to establish the Office of the Borrower Advocate to… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To improve service to students and other participants in the Federal student financial assistance programs, to establish the Office of the Borrower Advocate to replace the Student Loan Ombudsman, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 1, 2019 Introduced by: Ilhan Omar Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 1, 2019
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Student Loan Advocacy Act

This bill revises the purpose, authority, and management of the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), and it establishes the Office of the Borrower Advocate within the FSA to assist borrowers in resolving certain problems.

The FSA is the performance-based organization responsible for managing the administrative and oversight functions supporting federal student aid programs. The bill places certain transparency, oversight, and accountability requirements (e.g., data collection, sharing, and publication) on the FSA, and it revises requirements related to the FSA's performance plan and reporting on such performance.

The bill also establishes the Office of the Borrower Advocate to replace the Student Loan Ombudsman that is currently responsible for informally resolving complaints from student loan borrowers. This office shall (1) assist student loan borrowers in resolving problems with the FSA; (2) compile, analyze, publish, and attempt to resolve borrowers' complaints; and (3) make recommendations with respect to federal student loan programs and the experiences of borrowers in repayment under such programs. The bill also places additional requirements on the office such as making certain student loan oversight information available to the public.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4627 Student Borrower Advocate Act
  • HR 4674 College Affordability Act
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Oct 1, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4596: Student Loan Advocacy Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4596/
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