H.R. 8496 · 117th Congress

Fairness for Responsible Borrowers Act

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2022-07-26
Latest action
2022-07-26 · Introduced in House

Summary

Fairness for Responsible Borrowers Act

This bill generally prohibits the Departments of Education, Justice, or the Treasury from taking any action to cancel or forgive the outstanding balances, or portion of balances, of covered loans. Covered loans refer to Federal Family Education Loans, Federal Direct Loans, Federal Perkins Loans, and loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program.

The prohibition does not apply to targeted federal student loan forgiveness, cancellation, or repayment programs carried out under the Higher Education Act of 1965.