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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program".
Introduced Apr 9, 2026 · Last action Apr 9, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Summary
Congress would stop a new rule from the Department of Education that would change how student loans are handled. This would affect families who rely on these loans to pay for college. The rule would no longer be in effect.
Full bill text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 155 Introduced in House (IH)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. J. RES. 155
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5,
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of
Education relating to ``William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct
Loan) Program''.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 9, 2026
Mr. Courtney (for himself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Peters, Mr. Bishop, Ms.
Bonamici, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Bynum, Ms.
Castor of Florida, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Chu, Ms. Craig, Mr.
Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr.
Doggett, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr.
Gottheimer, Mrs. Grijalva, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Norton, Ms. Houlahan, Mr.
Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Lee of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Magaziner, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McBride, Mr.
Min, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Olszewski, Mr. Panetta,
Ms. Pingree, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Sanchez, Ms.
Schakowsky, Ms. Simon, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Takano, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko,
Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Scott of
Virginia, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. McCollum, and Ms. Rivas)
submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Workforce
_______________________________________________________________________
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 ``William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct
Loan) Program''.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the
rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to ``William D.
Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program'' (90 Fed. Reg. 48966
(October 31, 2025)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
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Status
In Committee
- 1Introduced
- 2Committee
- 3Floor
- 4Passed
- 5Signed
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Topics
Education
Sponsors
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]DHouseCT
Cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3]
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10]
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
- Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29]
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
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