A 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 "Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans".

Bill: 118-sjres-22
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-03-27
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Congressional oversight

Department of Education

Government lending and loan guarantees

Higher education

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the rule issued by the Department of Education on October 12, 2022, that suspends federal student loan payments and discharges debt.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 22 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 27, 2023 Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Barrasso , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Braun , Mr. Budd , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Daines , Ms. Ernst , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Graham , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Hawley , Mr. Hoeven , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Lee , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Marshall , Mr. McConnell , Mr. Moran , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Risch , Mr. Romney , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Schmitt , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Mr. Thune , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Tuberville , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Young , and Mrs. Britt ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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 Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans (including the website announcement entitled One-Time Federal Student Loan Debt Relief and the Federal Register document entitled Federal Student Aid Programs (Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program) 87 Fed. Reg. 61512 (Oct. 12, 2022)), and printed in the Congressional Record on March 22, 2023, on pages S903–S906, along with a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office dated March 17, 2023, that the Waivers and Modifications are a rule under the Congressional Review Act, and such rule shall have no force or effect.