S 2872
118th Congress
Senate
Education
A bill to defer student loan payments for survivors of sex-based harassment.
Introduced: September 20, 2023
Introduced by:
Fetterman, John
Democratic
· Pennsylvania
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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