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119th Congress Education

S. 937: No Student Loans for Campus Criminals Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Mar 11, 2025
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Mar 11, 2025

This bill prohibits an individual who is convicted of any federal or state offense related to the individual's conduct at or during the course of a protest at an institution of higher education from receiving certain federal student loan benefits.

Specifically, an individual who is convicted of such an offense shall not be eligible to have any covered loan forgiven, cancelled, waived, or modified under the Higher Education Act of 1965, under any executive order, or through any action taken by the Department of Education. Covered loans refer to Federal Family Education Loans, Federal Direct Loans, Federal Perkins Loans, and loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program.

Additionally, an individual who is convicted of such an offense shall not be eligible to receive Federal Direct Loans.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Mar 11, 2025Introduced in the Senate by Tom Cotton.
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  1. Mar 11, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 11, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.