3.0.0 994 2026-02-12T18:55:49Z 2026-02-12T18:55:49Z Senate S S 2025-03-12 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/994 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-03-12T18:59:28Z 119 2899 HR 2025-04-10 Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Identical bill CRS 2025-03-12 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1706-1715) IntroReferral 2025-03-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2025-03-12 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2025-03-12 True Education Education 2025-04-03T11:09:07Z

00 2025-03-12 Introduced in Senate 2026-02-12T18:53:38Z <p><strong>Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories of Students Act of 2025 or the PROTECT Students Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill sets forth provisions to address financial predatory practices in higher education, including by establishing additional protections for students and student loan borrowers.</p><p>Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for Department of Education (ED) regulations related to gainful employment, borrower defense to repayment, and closed school discharges. For example, ED's 2023 gainful employment regulations specify that ED considers a career education program to be preparing students for gainful employment if it meets specified debt-to-earnings or earnings premium measures.</p><p>Additionally, the bill prohibits institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs from taking specified actions, such as (1) restricting students' ability to pursue claims against&nbsp;IHEs in court, and (2) withholding official transcripts because of a balance owed by the student.</p><p>The bill requires IHEs to spend at least 30% of their tuition and fee revenue on instruction.</p><p>The bill also includes additional oversight measures, such as</p><ul><li>providing statutory authority for an enforcement unit within ED's Office of Federal Student Aid to assess complaints against&nbsp;IHEs, third-party servicers, and student loan&nbsp;servicers;&nbsp;</li><li>establishing the For-Profit Education Oversight Coordination Committee within the executive branch; and</li><li>requiring ED to establish and operate a system that tracks complaints or reports of suspicious activity by IHEs, third-party servicers, and student loan servicers.</li></ul><p>The bill makes funding available to ED for&nbsp;the administrative costs of operating student aid programs.</p>

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