US Congress Senate Bill 1153 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on December 22 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-12-22 - Became Public Law No: 116-251. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Establishes criminal penalties for unauthorized access of certain student loan information and expands the requirements for student loan exit counseling. Specifically, the bill makes it a crime to knowingly use an access device (e.g., account number) that was issued to another person or was fraudulently obtained to access Department of Education (ED) information technology systems for commercial advantage or private financial gain. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. Further, the bill expands loan exit counseling requirements to require an institution of higher education that participates in federal student-aid programs to provide an explanation to borrowers cautioning them about third-party student debt relief companies. It also requires ED to prevent unauthorized access to the central database for student aid (i.e., the National Student Loan Data System) and warn borrowers of suspicious activity regarding their student loan accounts.

Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act of 2019

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-22	Senate	Became Public Law No: 116-251. (TXT | PDF)
2020-12-22	Senate	Signed by President.
2020-12-11	Senate	Presented to President.
2020-12-07	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-12-07	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6881)
2020-12-07	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1153.
2020-12-07	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6880-6883)
2020-12-07	House	Ms. Stevens moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2020-12-02	House	Held at the desk.
2020-12-02	House	Received in the House.
2020-12-02	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-12-01	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7141-7142)
2020-12-01	Senate	Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7141-7142)
2019-04-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB2888 (Same As) 2019-05-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1153/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1153/BILLS-116s1153is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1153/BILLS-116s1153es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1153/BILLS-116s1153enr.pdf