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H.R. 1635 - Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act
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COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on Tuesday, September 4, 2018.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1049:
Agreed to by record vote of 224-180, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 221-186 on Wednesday, September 5, 2018.
MANAGERS: Cheney/Torres
1. Structured rule for H.R. 1635.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
6. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
9. Structured rule for H.R. 4606.
10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
12. Makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill and provides that it shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.
14. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report.
16. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Amendments (click headers to sort)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Version 1 | Allen (GA) | Republican | Provides that nothing prohibits institutions from providing additional financial counseling. | Made In Order |
| 14 | Version 1 | Beatty, (OH) | Democrat | Requires an introduction to the financial management resources provided by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, in addition to, resources provided by the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, to each individual receiving counseling under this Act. | Submitted |
| 15 | Version 1 | DeLauro (CT) | Democrat | Supplements the Empowering Students Through Financial Counseling Act, HR 1635, by amending Section 487(a) §1094 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 by requiring Institutions of Higher Education and third party private loan consultants to provide students who are in repayment status or will enter repayment status within six months: “accurate and complete” information, a list and explanation of loan repayment and consolidation options, and the borrower’s repayment status, repayment schedule, and an explanation of options to make, schedule, defer, or reduce loan payments. | Submitted |
| 19 | Version 1 | Espaillat (NY) | Democrat | Late Includes the entire legislative text of the DREAM Act to the underlying bill. | Submitted |
| 20 | Version 1 | Espaillat (NY) | Democrat | Late Expanding dual enrollment and early college programs. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 4 | Hartzler (MO) | Republican | Revised Encourages institutions of higher education to have students attend in-person loan counseling sessions. | Made In Order |
| 4 | Version 1 | Jayapal (WA) | Democrat | Clarifies that student loan counseling should utilize terminology understandable to average individuals receiving counseling, including those with limited English proficiency | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Jayapal (WA) | Democrat | Adds requirement that student loan exit counseling includes instructions on how to submit borrower complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s complaints database. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 1 | Jayapal (WA) | Democrat | Adds requirement that student loan exit counseling includes a warning about illegitimate third-party debt relief companies, which offer services for a fee already provided to borrowers free of charge through loan servicers. | Made In Order |
| 12 | Version 1 | Lamb, Conor (PA), Peters, Scott (CA) | Democrat | Requires the Department of Education to disaggregate by veteran status when conducting the longitudinal study on the effectiveness of student loan counseling. | Submitted |
| 1 | Version 1 | Lewis, Jason (MN) | Republican | Clarifies all payment options for Parent PLUS loans and notifies Parent PLUS borrowers that their dependent may qualify for and should consider scholarships, grants, and federal work-study jobs prior to borrowing. | Made In Order |
| 18 | Version 1 | Moore, Gwen (WI) | Democrat | Late Ensures that information about other available nonfinancial and financial support at an higher education institutions are provided as part of the required counseling, including information about support available to overcome barriers to degree completion. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Murphy, Stephanie (FL) | Democrat | Requires institutions of higher education, as part of the annual counseling process mandated by the bill, to inform a student borrower that the loan amounts the student uses during an academic term will count towards the student’s aggregate loan amounts, regardless of whether the credits transfer. | Made In Order |
| 17 | Version 1 | Norcross (NJ) | Democrat | Late Withdrawn Provides counseling for students, upon graduation, on the importance of retirement savings and the options available to them. | Withdrawn |
| 11 | Version 1 | O'Halleran (AZ), Bera (CA) | Democrat | Requires counseling to disclose the anticipated monthly payment to borrowers for any income-driven repayment plan for which they are eligible, improving borrowers’ awareness of income-driven repayment plan options. | Made In Order |
| 9 | Version 1 | Stefanik (NY) | Republican | Provides all students with an explanation of how to seek additional assistance from the financial aid office should they experience a change of financial circumstance. Additionally, the amendment would specify that a borrower receives the loan amount they requested. | Made In Order |
| 6 | Version 1 | Torres (CA) | Democrat | Directs the Department of Education to not count Pell Grants received for use at a school which has closed towards the lifetime cap for allowed Pell Grants. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Torres (CA) | Democrat | Requires that the Department of Education discharge all federals loans within 120 days held by students at schools which have closed while they were enrolled, or soon after they withdrew (up to 120 days). | Submitted |
| 16 | Version 1 | Waters (CA) | Democrat | Clarifies that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is one of the federal agencies with which the Secretary of Education must consult in order to consumer test the online counseling tool maintained by the Secretary. In addition, the amendment requires that the Secretary of Education consult with institutions of higher education, students and borrowers, and non-profit groups with consumer protection advocacy experience. | Submitted |
| 13 | Version 1 | Welch (VT), Katko (NY) | Bi-Partisan | Requires loan service contractors to provide annual counseling to borrowers once the borrower is in repayment status. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 271
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the necessary waivers to amendment # 12, offered by Rep. Lamb (PA) and Rep. Peters (CA), which requires the Department of Education to disaggregate by veteran status when conducting the longitudinal study on the effectiveness of student loan counseling. Defeated: 4–8
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Collins
Nay
Mr. Byrne
Nay
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Buck
No Vote
Ms. Cheney
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
Yea
Mrs. Torres
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 272
Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 8-4
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Collins
Yea
Mr. Byrne
Yea
Mr. Newhouse
Yea
Mr. Buck
No Vote
Ms. Cheney
Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Mr. Hastings
Nay
Mr. Polis
Nay
Mrs. Torres
Nay