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H.R. 5126 (117th)

Combating Predatory Lending in Higher Education Act of 2021

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Introduced

27 August 2021

Last action

27 August 2021 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Sponsors

Beth Van Duyne, Dan Crenshaw

Subjects

Education

Source updated

21 July 2025

Education

Summary

Combating Predatory Lending in Higher Education Act of 2021 This bill includes Direct PLUS Loans that are made to graduate students and parents on behalf of dependent students in an institution of higher education's (IHE's) cohort default rate. This rate is the percentage of an IHE's borrowers who enter repayment and default on certain student loans. Further, the Department of Education must include this information in its annual report on cohort default rates.

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Timeline

  1. 27 August 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 August 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 August 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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