3.0.0 4627 2022-11-01T13:49:43Z 2022-11-01T13:49:43Z House HR 2019-10-08 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 160 (Tuesday, October 8, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCANLON:H.R. 4627.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII.[Page H8102]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-10-08T17:03:25Z College Affordability Act 116 4674 HR 2020-12-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583. Related bill CRS Student Loan Advocacy Act 116 4596 HR 2019-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS 2019-10-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-10-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-10-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 N O000173 Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] Ilhan Omar D MN 5 2019-10-08 True Education Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Department of Education Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Education 00 2019-10-08 Introduced in House 2021-01-14T15:45:11Z Student Borrower Advocate Act

This bill 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.

The office established by the bill shall (1) assist student loan borrowers in resolving problems with the Office of Federal Student Aid; (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 Borrower Advocate Act Display Title Student Borrower Advocate Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish the Office of the Borrower Advocate. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Student Borrower Advocate Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4627ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4627ih.xml 2019-10-08 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.