Bill · H.R. 8361· House(119-HR-8361)
Clean Slate through Rehabilitation Act
Age: 48 years
Georgia
- Introduced
- 4/16/2026
- Last activity
- 4/16/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Sponsored by
- Nikema Williams
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 0
Education
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is titled the "Clean Slate through Rehabilitation Act." It seeks to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965. The primary goal is to change how default information is handled in credit histories. Specifically, it targets borrowers who have rehabilitated their loans. Instead of just removing the record of default, the bill aims to remove all adverse information related to that loan.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Removal of Adverse Credit Information: Under Section 2, the bill replaces the removal of a "record of default" with the removal of "any adverse information relating to such loan." This could benefit borrowers who have rehabilitated their loans by clearing their credit history of all negative marks related to that specific debt.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
- 4/16/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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