HR8729-118

Introduced

To ensure that institutions of higher education that withhold certain transcripts are eligible to participate in title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 13, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To ensure that institutions of higher education that withhold certain transcripts are eligible to participate in title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Finance, Foreign Policy.

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 HEBC5D0F370BA4F398D96895ECE6DFB8D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Backdoors for Student Debt Cancellation Act.
  • Section H36589620D9884C08898AE7DC171369CA: 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...

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 ensure that institutions of higher education that withhold certain transcripts are eligible to participate in title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Finance, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To ensure that institutions of higher education that withhold certain transcripts are eligible to participate in title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Finance Foreign Policy

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
Jun 13, 2024

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Finance Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education

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