Bill · S. 937· Senate(119-S-937)
No Student Loans for Campus Criminals Act
- Introduced
- 3/11/2025
- Last activity
- 3/11/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sponsored by
- Tom Cotton
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "No Student Loans for Campus Criminals Act," aims to restrict federal financial aid for certain individuals. It targets people convicted of Federal or State offenses related to their conduct during protests at institutions of higher education. Under this Act, such individuals would be ineligible to receive certain Federal student loans. Additionally, they would be barred from receiving loan forgiveness, cancellation, waiver, or modification for covered loans.
Yes
No question was scored yes.
The opposite· 3 of 6
Would students be better off under this?-6
The bill directly penalizes students who participate in protests through the loss of financial aid eligibility.
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?-5
Young adults are more likely to be students and thus more impacted by restrictions on federal student loans.
Does this make college cost less?-5
The bill decreases college affordability for students convicted of protest-related offenses by barring access to loans and forgiveness.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Loss of Financial Aid: Individuals convicted of an offense related to protest conduct at a college could be barred from receiving loans made under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Section 2(a)(2)).
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Loss of Loan Relief: Individuals described as having been convicted of an offense related to protest conduct at a higher education institution would be ineligible for the forgiveness, cancellation, waiver, or modification of covered loans (Section 2(a)(1)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Students-6Good For Young Adults-5Good For Low Income Households-4
- Education And Technology
- Improves College Affordability-5Improves Student Loan Relief-5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Freedom Of Speech-4
- 3/11/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced in Senate