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US SJRes22

US SJRes22
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans".


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Introduced
03/27/2023
In Committee
03/27/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’.

AI Summary

This Joint Resolution formally disapproves a rule proposed by the Department of Education concerning "Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans," effectively preventing this rule from taking effect. The Congressional Review Act (CRA), referenced as chapter 8 of title 5 of the United States Code, is a law that allows Congress to review and potentially overturn regulations issued by federal agencies. This resolution, passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives, specifically targets a rule that was announced on a Department of Education website as "One-Time Federal Student Loan Debt Relief" and published in the Federal Register on October 12, 2022, concerning various federal student loan programs. The Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent federal agency that audits government spending, also issued an opinion confirming that these "Waivers and Modifications" are indeed considered a rule under the CRA, further solidifying Congress's authority to disapprove it.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (48)

Bill Cassidy (R)* John Barrasso (R),  Marsha Blackburn (R),  John Boozman (R),  Katie Boyd Britt (R),  Mike Braun (R),  Ted Budd (R),  Shelley Moore Capito (R),  Susan Collins (R),  John Cornyn (R),  Tom Cotton (R),  Kevin Cramer (R),  Mike Crapo (R),  Ted Cruz (R),  Steve Daines (R),  Joni Ernst (R),  Deb Fischer (R),  Lindsey Graham (R),  Chuck Grassley (R),  Bill Hagerty (R),  Josh Hawley (R),  John Hoeven (R),  Cindy Hyde-Smith (R),  Ron Johnson (R),  John Neely Kennedy (R),  James Lankford (R),  Mike Lee (R),  Cynthia Lummis (R),  Roger Marshall (R),  Mitch McConnell (R),  Jerry Moran (R),  Markwayne Mullin (R),  Rand Paul (R),  Pete Ricketts (R),  Jim Risch (R),  Mitt Romney (R),  Mike Rounds (R),  Marco Rubio (R),  Eric Schmitt (R),  Rick Scott (R),  Tim Scott (R),  Dan Sullivan (R),  John Thune (R),  Thom Tillis (R),  Tommy Tuberville (R),  J.D. Vance (R),  Roger Wicker (R),  Todd Young (R), 

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 03/27/2023)

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