Rep. Bonamici Leads Effort to Block New Federal Student Loan Regulations
This bill is in the early stages of the legislative process and was sent to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on May 20, 2026. The committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but no further action has occurred since that date. Most bills do not receive a committee vote, and this proposal is currently stalled.
Resolutions to block agency rules rarely succeed because they require the signature of the person who oversees those agencies or a very large majority to override a veto.
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Current and future college students who rely on federal student loans could be affected if this resolution passes. It would block changes to how the federal loan program operates, keeping the existing rules in place. Whether that is good or bad for students depends on the substance of the rule being blocked, which is not detailed in the resolution itself.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".
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