Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid Act
This bill proposes moving the management of Federal student loans from the Department of Education to the Department of the Treasury. Under the plan, the Treasury would take over all tasks related to servicing loans, handling collections for defaulted debts, and administering various financial aid programs like Pell Grants and work-study opportunities. The transfer is designed to reduce bureaucracy by centralizing these functions within the Treasury, which already handles tax collection, while ensuring that existing legal processes and pending applications continue without interruption.
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in committee
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Introduction
Jul 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
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Introduced Jul 9, 2026
Last action Jul 15, 2026
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Jul 15, 2026
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
lower
Jul 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Jul 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 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
Jul 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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