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H.R. 5425 116th Congress House

Student Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include court-ordered receivership in the list of actions resulting in a change of ownership of institutions of higher education.

Introduced: December 12, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Dec 12, 2019
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 Latest action December 12, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Protection Act

This bill expands the list of actions that may result in the change of control of an institution of higher education (IHE) to include a court-ordered receivership.

Such changes of control disqualify an IHE from participating in certain federal student financial aid programs unless the IHE establishes that it meets specific requirements following the change in control.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5425: Student Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5425/
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"H.R. 5425: Student Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5425/.
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H.R. 5425, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5425/.
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