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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
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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
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 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)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2872 Related bill A bill to defer student loan payments for survivors of sex-based harassment.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 11
D
Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · Dec 11, 2023
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Oct 17, 2023
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Oct 12, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Oct 12, 2023
Caraveo, Yadira
· Oct 3, 2023
Kuster, Ann
· Oct 3, 2023
 D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Sep 20, 2023
 D
Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Sep 20, 2023
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Sep 20, 2023
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 20, 2023
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 20, 2023
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 20, 2023
 D
Mullin, Kevin
California · Sep 20, 2023
Peltola, Mary
· Sep 20, 2023
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Sep 20, 2023
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Sep 20, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5588: Student Loan Deferment for Sex-Based Harassment Survivors Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5588/
MLA
"H.R. 5588: Student Loan Deferment for Sex-Based Harassment Survivors Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5588/.
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H.R. 5588, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5588/.
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