No Loan Forgiveness for Hamas Supporters Act

Bill: 118-hr-8549
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Introduced: 2024-05-23
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2024-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8549 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2024 Mr. Ogles (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To prohibit any person convicted of an unlawful activity on or after October 7, 2023, on a college campus from being eligible for public service loan forgiveness.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Loan Forgiveness for Hamas Supporters Act . 2. Prohibition of funds (a) In general Any person convicted of an unlawful activity on or after October 7, 2023, on a campus of an institution of higher education shall be ineligible for the public service loan forgiveness program under section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m) ). (b) Definition In this section, the term unlawful activity means— (1) an act of physical violence, as defined in section 5104 of title 40, United States Code; or (2) any other violation of State or Federal law.