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HR 5907 116th Congress House

No Garnishing of Social Security for Student Debt Act

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit administrative offsets of social security benefit payments and social security disability insurance benefit … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit administrative offsets of social security benefit payments and social security disability insurance benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal student loans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 2020 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Administrative remediesDebt collectionGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher education
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Social security and elderly assistanceStudent aid and college costs
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Feb 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Dec 3, 2020
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 18, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 18, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5907: No Garnishing of Social Security for Student Debt Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5907/
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"H.R. 5907: No Garnishing of Social Security for Student Debt Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5907/.
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H.R. 5907, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5907/.
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