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H.R. 8283 117th Congress House

Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act

Official title: To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Senior Executive Service and schedule C employees to disclose Federal student loan debt, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 5, 2022 Introduced by: Ted Budd Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jul 5, 2022
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 Latest action July 5, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act

This bill requires (1) Senior Executive Service and Schedule C federal employees to annually disclose any federal student loan debt, and (2) the Office of Government Ethics to annually report the total amount owed by such employees and any employees who failed to comply with the bill's requirements.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jul 11, 2022
Bishop, Dan
· Jul 7, 2022
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jul 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8283: Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8283/
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"H.R. 8283: Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8283/.
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H.R. 8283, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8283/.
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