S 609
116th Congress
Senate
Education
Civil actions and liability
Education programs funding
Health personnel
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Motor vehicles
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Protecting JOBs Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Protecting Job Opportunities for Borrowers Act or the Protecting JOBs Act
This bill prohibits states from suspending, revoking, or denying driver's licenses, teaching licenses, or professional licenses based solely on individuals' default or delinquency on student loans.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Cosponsors
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 609: Protecting JOBs Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-609/
"S. 609: Protecting JOBs Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-609/.
S. 609, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-609/.
[S. 609: Protecting JOBs Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-609/)