Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Sep 20, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Sep 20, 2023
Education and Workforce
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
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.
Timeline · 3 actions
Sep 29, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Sep 20, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.