A bill to prohibit States from suspending, revoking, or denying State-issued professional licenses or issuing penalties due to student default.

United States115th CongressS-3065Senate
Updated: Jun 14, 2018

Summary

Protecting Job Opportunities for Borrowers Act or the Protecting JOBs Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit states from suspending, revoking, or denying driver's licenses, teaching licenses, or professional licenses based solely on individuals' default or delinquency on student loans.

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Timeline

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HR-6156: To prohibit States from suspending, revoking, or denying State-issued professional licenses or issuing penalties due to student default.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Senate

  2. Introduced in Senate

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