This bill proposes to establish new eligibility restrictions for federal student aid, specifically targeting individuals convicted of certain offenses related to campus protests. It stipulates that any individual convicted under Federal or State law for conduct during a protest at an institution of higher education would become ineligible for future federal student loans. This measure aims to link criminal convictions from campus protest activities directly to an individual's access to federal educational funding. Furthermore, these individuals would also be barred from receiving any forgiveness, cancellation, waiver, or modification for existing federal student loans. This prohibition applies broadly to various federal student loans, including those under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as well as Health Education Assistance Loans, thereby impacting both new loan access and relief from prior student debt.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Education
First Amendment rightsGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationProtest and dissentStudent aid and college costs
No Student Loans for Campus Criminals Act
USA119th CongressS-937| Senate
| Updated: 3/11/2025
This bill proposes to establish new eligibility restrictions for federal student aid, specifically targeting individuals convicted of certain offenses related to campus protests. It stipulates that any individual convicted under Federal or State law for conduct during a protest at an institution of higher education would become ineligible for future federal student loans. This measure aims to link criminal convictions from campus protest activities directly to an individual's access to federal educational funding. Furthermore, these individuals would also be barred from receiving any forgiveness, cancellation, waiver, or modification for existing federal student loans. This prohibition applies broadly to various federal student loans, including those under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as well as Health Education Assistance Loans, thereby impacting both new loan access and relief from prior student debt.