H.R. 9609 119th Congress House

Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid Act

Official title: To ensure the Department of Treasury will manage all federal student loans, federal student debt, and policies regarding student aid eligibility, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 9, 2026 Introduced by: Tim Walberg Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov

Education Department of EducationDepartment of the TreasuryExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment lending and loan guaranteesStudent aid and college costs

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 15, 2026

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.

Jul 15, 2026

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Jul 9, 2026

Introduced in House

Jul 9, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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What's happening now July 15, 2026

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.

Hearings & markups 1

H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. 9609, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid Act";…
Markup Jul 15, 2026 · 10:15 AM EDT · Education and Workforce Committee

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
for HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2 filings
SENATE
2 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
1 filing
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 1

Rulli, Michael A.

Ohio · Aug 31, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9609: Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9609/

MLA

"H.R. 9609: Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9609/.

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H.R. 9609, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9609/.

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