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<title>A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability".</title>
<summary summary-id="id116sjres56v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2020-03-02">
<action-date>2019-09-26</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This joint resolution nullifies a rule issued by the Department of Education (ED) on September 23, 2019. The rule revised the process for a student loan borrower to obtain a discharge from a student loan if an institution of higher education misrepresented a material fact. Among other requirements, the 2019 rule requires each borrower to apply to ED for a defense to repayment. However, under the previous 2016 rule, an application could be submitted on behalf of an entire group (e.g., veterans). </p>]]></summary-text>
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