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A bill to defer student loan payments for survivors of sex-based harassment.

USA118th CongressS-2872| Senate 
| Updated: 9/20/2023
John Fetterman

John Fetterman

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (4)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill allows a borrower who is a victim of sex-based harassment (including sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault) to defer payment of federal student loans for up to three years. Additionally, the bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to waive certain requirements for repayment of grant assistance or federal student loans for a borrower whose attendance was interrupted due to such sex-based harassment. ED must, within five years of this bill's enactment, submit a report to Congress evaluating the effectiveness of the bill's activities.
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Timeline
Sep 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • September 20, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 20, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 118-5588: Student Loan Deferment for Sex-Based Harassment Survivors Act

A bill to defer student loan payments for survivors of sex-based harassment.

USA118th CongressS-2872| Senate 
| Updated: 9/20/2023
This bill allows a borrower who is a victim of sex-based harassment (including sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault) to defer payment of federal student loans for up to three years. Additionally, the bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to waive certain requirements for repayment of grant assistance or federal student loans for a borrower whose attendance was interrupted due to such sex-based harassment. ED must, within five years of this bill's enactment, submit a report to Congress evaluating the effectiveness of the bill's activities.
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Timeline
Sep 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • September 20, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 20, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
John Fetterman

John Fetterman

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (4)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 118-5588: Student Loan Deferment for Sex-Based Harassment Survivors Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted