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S 4912 117th Congress Senate Education

Make the Universities Pay Act

Introduced: September 21, 2022 Introduced by: Hawley, Josh Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 21, 2022
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Make the Universities Pay Act

This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to take certain actions related to federal student loans and addresses other related issues.

For example, the bill (1) makes each IHE participating in the Federal Direct Loan Program liable for 50% of any student loan balance that is in default and was used toward the cost of attendance at the IHE, and (2) expands the instances in which student loans may be discharged in bankruptcy.

What's happening now September 21, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4912: Make the Universities Pay Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4912/
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"S. 4912: Make the Universities Pay Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4912/.
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S. 4912, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4912/.
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