US HB5907 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits administrative offsets that use an individual's Social Security benefits to pay a federal student loan debt. (An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt.)
Title
No Garnishing of Social Security for Student Debt Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. |
| 2020-02-13 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2020-02-13 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative remedies
Debt collection
Economics and public finance
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Social security and elderly assistance
Student aid and college costs
Debt collection
Economics and public finance
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Social security and elderly assistance
Student aid and college costs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5907/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5907/BILLS-116hr5907ih.pdf |
