Debt Cancellation Accountability Act of 2022

United States117th CongressHR-8729House of Representatives
Updated: Aug 19, 2022

Summary

Debt Cancellation Accountability Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the Department of Education from providing class-based loan forgiveness unless funds have been specifically requested and appropriated for this purpose. Class-based loan forgiveness refers to the cancellation, waiver, assumption, discharge, reduction, or other forgiveness of any obligation due on Federal Family Education Loans, Federal Direct Loans, or Federal Perkins Loans (1) on a class-wide basis and for a class of two or more loan borrowers, and (2) that totals more than $1 million. The prohibition does not apply to targeted loan forgiveness programs established under the Higher Education Act of 1965 and in effect before the enactment of this bill if the loan forgiveness is granted for a single borrower on a case-by-case basis.

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Timeline

Latest companion bill action

S-4483: Debt Cancellation Accountability Act of 2022

Introduced in Senate

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

    House of Representatives

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