H.R. 8729 · 118th Congress · Education

No Backdoors for Student Debt Cancellation Act

Died in committee103 words Introduced Jun 13, 2024 · Latest action Jun 13, 2024

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H.R. 8729 · Introduced in House · Jun 13, 2024

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the No Backdoors for Student Debt Cancellation Act .

SEC. 2. TITLE IV ELIGIBILITY.

The Secretary of Education may not determine an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )) ineligible for participation in title IV of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq. ) because such institution withholds from a student, for any reason, transcripts that include all credit or clock hours for payment periods in which the student received funds under such title and for which all institutional charges were paid.

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  1. Jun 13, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  2. Jun 13, 2024Introduced in House