3.0.0 4596 2022-11-01T13:49:44Z 2022-11-01T13:49:44Z House HR 2019-10-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 158 (Tuesday, October 1, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. OMAR:H.R. 4596.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article. 1. Section. 1.[Page H8089]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-10-01T13:01:30Z Student Borrower Advocate Act 116 4627 HR 2019-10-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS College Affordability Act 116 4674 HR 2020-12-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583. Related bill CRS 2019-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000173 Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] Ilhan Omar D MN 5 N S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 2019-10-01 True Education Accounting and auditing Census and government statistics Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Department of Education Education programs funding Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Performance measurement Research administration and funding Right of privacy Student aid and college costs Student records Education 00 2019-10-01 Introduced in House 2020-12-08T14:31:11Z Student Loan Advocacy Act

This bill revises the purpose, authority, and management of the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), and it establishes the Office of the Borrower Advocate within the FSA to assist borrowers in resolving certain problems.

The FSA is the performance-based organization responsible for managing the administrative and oversight functions supporting federal student aid programs. The bill places certain transparency, oversight, and accountability requirements (e.g., data collection, sharing, and publication) on the FSA, and it revises requirements related to the FSA's performance plan and reporting on such performance.

The bill also establishes the Office of the Borrower Advocate to replace the Student Loan Ombudsman that is currently responsible for informally resolving complaints from student loan borrowers. This office shall (1) assist student loan borrowers in resolving problems with the FSA; (2) compile, analyze, publish, and attempt to resolve borrowers' complaints; and (3) make recommendations with respect to federal student loan programs and the experiences of borrowers in repayment under such programs. The bill also places additional requirements on the office such as making certain student loan oversight information available to the public.

]]> Student Loan Advocacy Act Display Title Student Loan Advocacy Act Official Title as Introduced To improve service to students and other participants in the Federal student financial assistance programs, to establish the Office of the Borrower Advocate to replace the Student Loan Ombudsman, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Student Loan Advocacy Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4596ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4596ih.xml 2019-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.