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H.R. 1023 117th Congress House

Justice for Student Borrowers Act

Official title: To amend title 9 of the United States Code to prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of disputes arising from private education loans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 11, 2021 Introduced by: Mary Gay Scanlon Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Law Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationConsumer creditHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 11, 2021
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 Latest action February 11, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Student Borrowers Act

This bill prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of a dispute relating to a private education loan.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 10
Lamb, Conor
· Sep 28, 2021
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Mar 9, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 9, 2021
Spanberger, Abigail
· Mar 9, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 11, 2021
Cicilline, David
· Feb 11, 2021
Demings, Val
· Feb 11, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 11, 2021
Lee, Barbara
· Feb 11, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 11, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1023: Justice for Student Borrowers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1023/
MLA
"H.R. 1023: Justice for Student Borrowers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1023/.
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H.R. 1023, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1023/.
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[H.R. 1023: Justice for Student Borrowers Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1023/)
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