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 Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability.
Policy area: Education

Summary:
This joint resolution nullifies a rule issued by the Department of Education (ED) on September 23, 2019. The rule revised the process for a student loan borrower to obtain a discharge from a student loan if an institution of higher education misrepresented a material fact. Among other requirements, the 2019 rule requires each borrower to apply to ED for a defense to repayment. However, under the previous 2016 rule, an application could be submitted on behalf of an entire group (e.g., veterans).

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 76 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 76

  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
    United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of 
        Education relating to ``Borrower Defense Institutional 
                           Accountability''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 26, 2019

 Mrs. Lee of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. DeLauro, 
 Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
Sablan, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Takano, Ms. Adams, Mr. 
   DeSaulnier, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Wild, Mrs. McBath, Ms. 
Schrier, Ms. Underwood, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Levin of Michigan, 
Ms. Omar, Mr. Trone, Ms. Stevens, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. 
Espaillat, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Lee of California, 
  Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Case, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. 
Moulton, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Frankel, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Clay, Ms. Pressley, 
     Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Gallego, Ms. 
 Finkenauer, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Watson Coleman, 
    Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Porter, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sires, Mrs. 
  Dingell, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Meng, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Welch, Ms. Jackson 
Lee, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mrs. Axne, and Mr. Harder of 
    California) submitted the following joint resolution; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
    United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of 
        Education relating to ``Borrower Defense Institutional 
                           Accountability''.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to ``Borrower 
Defense Institutional Accountability'' (84 Fed. Reg. 49788 (September 
23, 2019)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
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