Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans".

IIA 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 45 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 30, 2023 Received JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the 3 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 May 31, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ45.RDS HJ45 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS 2 HJ 45 RDS Department of Education relating to ‘‘Waivers and Modi- 1 fications of Federal Student Loans’’ (including the website 2 announcement entitled ‘‘One-Time Federal Student Loan 3 Debt Relief’’ and the Federal Register document entitled 4 ‘‘Federal Student Aid Programs (Federal Perkins Loan 5 Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and 6 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program)’’ 87 Fed. 7 Reg. 61512 (Oct. 12, 2022)), and printed in the Congres- 8 sional Record on March 22, 2023, on pages S903–S906, 9 along with a letter of opinion from the Government Ac- 10 countability Office dated March 17, 2023, that the Waiv- 11 ers and Modifications are a rule under the Congressional 12 Review Act, and such rule shall have no force or effect. 13 Passed the House of Representatives May 24, 2023. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. By LISA P. GRANT, Deputy Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:18 May 31, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ45.RDS HJ45 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS