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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8332 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8332

  To prohibit student loan forgiveness for certain students, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2024

Mr. Williams of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

 
  To prohibit student loan forgiveness for certain students, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Student Loan Forgiveness for 
Antisemitic Criminals Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Antisemitism is on the rise in the United States and is 
        impacting Jewish students in K-12 schools, colleges, and 
        universities.
            (2) Jewish and Israeli students have faced physical 
        violence, hate-filled disruptions in the classroom and on 
        campus, calls from students and faculty advocating for the 
        elimination and destruction of Israel, and other forms of 
        persistent harassment.
            (3) Antisemitic protests have taken over college campuses 
        in the United States.
            (4) University administrations have failed to address these 
        acts of antisemitism and stop the spread of these pro-
        terrorist, antisemitic protests.
            (5) Violent campus protestors should not be bailed out by 
        irresponsible student loan forgiveness.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
        2000d et seq.), prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, 
        color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving 
        Federal financial assistance;
            (2) while such title does not cover discrimination based 
        solely on religion, individuals who face discrimination based 
        on actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic 
        characteristics do not lose protection under such title for 
        also being members of a group that share a common religion;
            (3) discrimination against Jewish people may give rise to a 
        violation of such title when the discrimination is based on 
        race, color, or national origin, which can include 
        discrimination based on actual or perceived shared ancestry or 
        ethnic characteristics; and
            (4) the Department of Education relating to ``Improving 
        Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct 
        Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) 
        Program'' (88 Fed. Reg. 43820 (July 10, 2023)), and such rule 
        shall have no force or effect.
    (c) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Antisemitic activities.--The term ``antisemitic 
        activities'' means any actions or behaviors that discriminate 
        against individuals or groups based on their Jewish heritage, 
        religion, or ethnicity.
            (2) Federal student loan forgiveness.--The term ``Federal 
        student loan forgiveness'' means the forgiveness of Federal 
        student loans under President Biden's income-driven repayment 
        (``IDR'') forgiveness program.
    (d) Prohibition.--
            (1) Any student who is arrested for engaging in antisemitic 
        activities at universities, in communities, or anywhere within 
        the United States shall be barred from receiving Federal 
        student loan forgiveness through President Biden's income-
        driven repayment forgiveness program.
            (2) This prohibition shall apply regardless of whether the 
        student is convicted of the charges related to antisemitic 
        activities.
    (e) Implementation.--
            (1) The Secretary of Education shall establish procedures 
        to identify students who have been arrested for engaging in 
        antisemitic activities and ensure their ineligibility for 
        Federal student loan forgiveness through the IDR program.
            (2) The Secretary of Education shall collaborate with law 
        enforcement agencies, educational institutions, and relevant 
        stakeholders to effectively implement the provisions of this 
        Act.
    (f) Enforcement.--
            (1) Any educational institution found to knowingly provide 
        false information or fail to report incidents of antisemitic 
        activities by its students shall be subject to penalties, 
        including but not limited to fines and loss of all Federal 
        funding.
            (2) The Department of Education shall conduct periodic 
        audits to monitor compliance with the provisions of this Act 
        and take appropriate enforcement actions against non-compliant 
        entities.
    (g) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect 90 days after its 
enactment into law.
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