To establish that an individual who is convicted of any offense under any Federal or State law related to the individual’s conduct at and during the course of a protest that occurs at an institution of higher education shall be ineligible for forgiveness, cancellation, waiver, or modification of certain Federal student loans.
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Latest Action · May 2, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
This bill would prohibit individuals convicted of crimes related to their conduct during protests at colleges and universities from having their federal student loans forgiven, cancelled, or modified through any program. The legislation applies to anyone convicted under federal or state law for conduct occurring "at and during the course of a protest" at an institution of higher education, regardless of when their loans were taken out. Covered loans include federal student loans made under various programs and health education loans, and the ban would apply even to loan forgiveness programs created through executive action by the Department of Education. The bill contains no specific funding provisions or implementation timeline, as it primarily functions as a restriction on existing loan forgiveness authorities. The legislation would affect current and future borrowers who are convicted of protest-related offenses at colleges and universities, potentially blocking them from programs like income-driven repayment plans or broader loan cancellation initiatives.
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