No Student Loans for Campus Criminals Act

Sponsored bySen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]AR· Introduced 11 mars 2025

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11 mars 2025·1 year ago

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Introduced in Senate · Updated 3 septembre 2025

No Student Loans for Campus Criminals Act

This bill prohibits an individual who is convicted of any federal or state offense related to the individual's conduct at or during the course of a protest at an institution of higher education from receiving certain federal student loan benefits.

Specifically, an individual who is convicted of such an offense shall not be eligible to have any covered loan forgiven, cancelled, waived, or modified under the Higher Education Act of 1965, under any executive order, or through any action taken by the Department of Education. Covered loans refer to Federal Family Education Loans, Federal Direct Loans, Federal Perkins Loans, and loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program.

Additionally, an individual who is convicted of such an offense shall not be eligible to receive Federal Direct Loans.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
11 mars 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
11 mars 2025 · IntroReferral

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Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]AR

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Education

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First Amendment rightsGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationProtest and dissentStudent aid and college costs

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