HR4742-118

Introduced

To prohibit the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General from cancelling student loans, or changing any other terms or conditions on such loans, except as expressly authorized by an Act of Congress enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 19, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General from cancelling student loans, or changing any other terms or conditions on such loans, except as expressly authorized by an Act of Congress enacted after the date of enactment of this Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Healthcare, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H3CAA20D13C4D44F4AC2DCE9D12992741: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Back Act.
  • Section H29D20E3852E94C56BD147D1EB05FE475: 2. Prohibition on mass cancellation of student loans Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of the Treasury, or...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General from cancelling student loans, or changing any other terms or conditions on such loans, except as expressly authorized by an Act of Congress enacted after the date of enactment of this Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Healthcare, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General from cancelling student loans, or changing any other terms or conditions on such loans, except as expressly authorized by an Act of Congress enacted after the date of enactment of this Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Healthcare Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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schools, students, and education providers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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federal implementing agencies:
schools, students, and education providers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 19, 2023

Mrs. McClain (for herself and Mr. Issa) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Healthcare Finance
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education

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