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HR 5588 118th Congress House Education

Student Loan Deferment for Sex-Based Harassment Survivors Act

Introduced: September 20, 2023 Introduced by: Dean, Madeleine Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4899)
Sep 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 20, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Loan Deferment for Sex-Based Harassment Survivors Act

This bill allows a borrower who is a victim of sex-based harassment (including sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault) to defer payment of federal student loans for up to three years. Additionally, the bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to waive certain requirements for repayment of grant assistance or federal student loans for a borrower whose attendance was interrupted due to such sex-based harassment.

ED must, within five years of this bill's enactment, submit a report to Congress evaluating the effectiveness of the bill's activities.

What's happening now September 29, 2023

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4899)

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