United States · Bill · S
S. 2339 (116th)
Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2019
Introduced
30 July 2019
Last action
30 July 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
20 January 2026
Summary
Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2019 This bill revises requirements governing the financing and accreditation of postsecondary education. Specifically, the bill makes postsecondary education courses and programs (e.g., apprenticeship programs) that provide credits toward a postsecondary certification, credential, or degree eligible for federal student aid funding if the programs and courses are accredited by a state that has an alternative accreditation agreement with the Department of Education. The bill also requires institutions to publish certain enrollment and financial aid information, such as (1) the percentage of former financial aid recipients who are employed at various intervals following graduation, and (2) the average amount of total federal student loan debt accrued upon graduation. The Government Accountability Office must compile and study all such information published by institutions and submit a report containing the results. In addition, the bill consolidates federal student loans into one student loan program and eliminates loan forgiveness for borrowers. Lastly, the bill requires an institution that receives federal student aid funding to pay a default rate fine that is based on the default rate of loans made to its students.
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Timeline
30 July 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
30 July 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 30 July 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2019
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2339
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/2339
- us · 116-s-2339 · source updated 20 January 2026