H.R. 3662: Relief for Defrauded Students Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-10 · Education · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5983-5985)

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5983-5985) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Relief for Defrauded Students Act of 2019

Plain summary

Relief for Defrauded Students Act of 2019 This bill provides statutory authority for specific borrower defenses to repayment under the Federal Direct Loan program. Specifically, the bill allows a defense to repayment of a loan under the program if (1) the institution of higher education (IHE) made a substantial misrepresentation of the nature of its educational program, its financial charges, or the employability of its graduates; (2) the IHE made an act or omission in violation of state law; or (3) the IHE made any other act or omission as specified by the Department of Education (ED). Under current law, ED is required to specify in regulation which acts and omissions of an IHE may be asserted by a borrower as a defense to repayment under the program. The bill requires ED, upon determination that a borrower is entitled to student loan relief, to cancel any outstanding balance of principal and interest due on each loan and return to the borrower the amount of any payments made on each loan.

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Relief for Defrauded Students Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] · 10 cosponsors

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Sharice Davids (D-KS), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3662.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3662 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116