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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 58 (Friday, April 5, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Ms. PORTER:H.R. 7879.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include court-ordered receivership in the list of actions resulting in achange of ownership of institutions of higher education.[Page H2142]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Student Protection Act&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill expands the list of actions that may result in the change of control of an institution of higher education (IHE) to include a court-ordered receivership.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Such changes of control disqualify an IHE from participating in federal student-aid programs unless the IHE establishes that it meets specific requirements following the change of control&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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