Student Loan Deferment for Sex-Based Harassment Survivors Act
Latest action · Sep 29, 2023 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4899)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 20, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Student Loan Deferment for Sex-Based Harassment Survivors Act
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.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-AK | Mary Sattler Peltola | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Oct 3, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Oct 3, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Dec 11, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Sep 20, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4899)
- Sep 20, 2023Introduced in House
- Sep 20, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4899 | Madeleine Dean D-PA | Sep 29, 2023 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 152, September 20, 2023, page H4438.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12896 | Direct Loan Program Student Loans: Deferment and Forbearance | Resource | Feb 3, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2872 | A bill to defer student loan payments for survivors of sex-based harassment. | Related bill | Sep 20, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for deferment on the repayment of loans for borrowers who are victims of sex-based harassment, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Student Loan Deferment for Sex-Based Harassment Survivors Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2023Introduced in House
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