HR 1622 United States House · 118th Congress

Student Loan Accountability Act

HR 1622 prohibits federal agencies (like the Education Department and Treasury) from canceling student loans on a large scale, except for existing programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965. It blocks agencies from modifying loan terms, forgiveness, or repayment without explicit congressional approval, and repeals certain existing loan forgiveness provisions. The bill also prevents using tax data to administer unapproved student loan cancellation plans. This directly affects how federal agencies manage student debt relief and limits new forgiveness initiatives.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
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Introduced Mar 17, 2023 Last action Mar 24, 2023
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Mar 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Mar 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Mar 17, 2023
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1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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