A bill to defer student loan payments for survivors of sex-based harassment.
- Last Action
- 9/20/2023
Actions
- 2023-09-20Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2023-09-20Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-09-20 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (4)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
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