Congress·In Committee·about 1 year ago

Congress Bill Would Block Major Student Loan Changes That Increase Federal Subsidy Costs

Also known as: Protecting Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailouts Act

Legislative Progress

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Impacts

Negative Impacts(2)

Student Loans

Hurts

Federal Employee

Hurts

Mixed Impacts(1)

Child Tax Credit

Neutral

Key Points

Would block the Education Department from moving forward with major student loan rules if they would increase the government’s subsidy costs.
Applies to big-impact actions the Secretary of Education says are “economically significant,” including ones expected to affect the economy by $100 million or more per year.
Requires the Secretary to estimate whether a draft student loan rule would raise subsidy costs; if yes, they must stop work on that rule.
Also blocks proposed rules, final rules, or other executive actions on federal student aid if they are economically significant and raise subsidy costs.
For borrowers, this could limit future large-scale changes that reduce what people owe or make repayment easier if those changes would cost the government more.

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Feb 4, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Feb 4, 2025

Introduced in House

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Immediately after the bill becomes law

After enactment, the Education Department must screen major student-loan draft rules for “economic significance” and whether they increase subsidy costs.

Big, costly student-loan changes would be stopped early in the process instead of moving forward to public comment and final rules.

Ongoing, starting right after enactment

After enactment, the Education Department cannot issue any economically significant student-loan proposed rule, final rule, or executive action that increases subsidy costs.

Borrowers are less likely to see large, department-created loan relief or repayment expansions that raise federal costs; major changes would likely need Congress.

Within months to a year after enactment, as new rules are developed

Future student-loan proposals may be redesigned to avoid increasing subsidy costs or to stay below the “economically significant” threshold.

You may see smaller, more targeted changes instead of sweeping new benefits; some proposals may not be pursued at all.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Protecting Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailouts Act

Bill NumberHR 937

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(2)

R: 2

Data Sources

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