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House Bill 5907
116th Congress(2019-2020)
No Garnishing of Social Security for Student Debt Act
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Introduced in House on Feb 13, 2020
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H. R. 5907 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5907


To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit administrative offsets of social security benefit payments and social security disability insurance benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal student loans, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 13, 2020

Mr. Sires introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit administrative offsets of social security benefit payments and social security disability insurance benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal student loans, and for other purposes.

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 “No Garnishing of Social Security for Student Debt Act”.

SEC. 2. Prohibition of certain administrative offsets.

(a) In general.—Section 3716(c)(3)(A) of title 31, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in clause (i), by striking “as provided in clause (ii)” and inserting “as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii)”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new clause:

“(iii) No claim arising from a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) may be collected by administrative offset of any payment described in clause (i).”.

(b) Applicability.—The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to payments that become due to an individual after the date of enactment of this Act.