IIA
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. J. RES. 22
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 27, 2023
Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Marshall, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Moran, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Risch, Mr. Romney, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Young, and Mrs. Britt) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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 Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans
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That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans
(including the website announcement entitled One-Time Federal Student Loan Debt Relief
and the Federal Register document entitled Federal Student Aid Programs (Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program)
87 Fed. Reg. 61512 (Oct. 12, 2022)), and printed in the Congressional Record on March 22, 2023, on pages S903–S906, along with a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office dated March 17, 2023, that the Waivers and Modifications are a rule under the Congressional Review Act, and such rule shall have no force or effect.