[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3761 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3761

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of 
higher education from denying students access to transcripts because of 
                             loan default.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 15, 2019

  Mrs. Lee of Nevada (for herself, Ms. Finkenauer, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. 
  Wilson of Florida, and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                                 Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of 
higher education from denying students access to transcripts because of 
                             loan default.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Access to Student 
Transcripts Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LOSS OF ACCESS TO TRANSCRIPTS FOR LOAN DEFAULT.

    (a) In General.--Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(30)(A) The institution will not prohibit a student from 
        accessing the student's transcripts, degree scrolls, or other 
        certifications of coursework or educational attainments at the 
        institution because the student is in default on a loan made, 
        insured, or guaranteed under this title.
            ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `student' 
        includes former students.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect with respect to academic year 2019-2020 and each succeeding 
academic year.
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