S.J.Res. 56 — 116th Congress

A 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 "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability".

Originated in the Senate · Introduced Sep 26, 2019 · Education

Latest action

Mar 11, 2020

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

CRS summary

As of Sep 26, 2019

Introduced in Senate

This joint resolution nullifies a rule issued by the Department of Education (ED) on September 23, 2019. The rule revised the process for a student loan borrower to obtain a discharge from a student loan if an institution of higher education misrepresented a material fact. Among other requirements, the 2019 rule requires each borrower to apply to ED for a defense to repayment. However, under the previous 2016 rule, an application could be submitted on behalf of an entire group (e.g., veterans).

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Roll-call votes

1 on record

Mar 10, 2020 · On the Motion to Proceed

Full roll call

Motion to Proceed Agreed to (55–41)

Yea55: 42 D · 10 R · 3 I

MemberPartyState
Doug JonesDemocratAL
Dianne FeinsteinDemocratCA
Kamala D. HarrisDemocratCA
Michael F. BennetDemocratCO
Christopher MurphyDemocratCT
Richard BlumenthalDemocratCT
Christopher A. CoonsDemocratDE
Thomas R. CarperDemocratDE
Brian SchatzDemocratHI
Mazie K. HironoDemocratHI
Richard J. DurbinDemocratIL
Tammy DuckworthDemocratIL
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMA
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Chris Van HollenDemocratMD
Debbie StabenowDemocratMI
Gary C. PetersDemocratMI
Amy KlobucharDemocratMN
Tina SmithDemocratMN
Jon TesterDemocratMT
Jeanne ShaheenDemocratNH
Margaret Wood HassanDemocratNH
Cory A. BookerDemocratNJ
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Martin HeinrichDemocratNM
Tom UdallDemocratNM
Catherine Cortez MastoDemocratNV
Jacky RosenDemocratNV
Charles E. SchumerDemocratNY
Kirsten E. GillibrandDemocratNY
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Jeff MerkleyDemocratOR
Ron WydenDemocratOR
Robert P. Casey, Jr.DemocratPA
Jack ReedDemocratRI
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocratRI
Mark R. WarnerDemocratVA
Tim KaineDemocratVA
Patrick J. LeahyDemocratVT
Maria CantwellDemocratWA
Patty MurrayDemocratWA
Tammy BaldwinDemocratWI
Kyrsten SinemaIndependentAZ
Angus S. King, Jr.IndependentME
Joe Manchin, IIIIndependentWV
Dan SullivanRepublicanAK
Lisa MurkowskiRepublicanAK
Martha McSallyRepublicanAZ
Cory GardnerRepublicanCO
Joni ErnstRepublicanIA
Todd YoungRepublicanIN
Susan M. CollinsRepublicanME
Josh HawleyRepublicanMO
Rob PortmanRepublicanOH
Shelley Moore CapitoRepublicanWV

Nay41: 41 R

MemberPartyState
Richard C. ShelbyRepublicanAL
John BoozmanRepublicanAR
Tom CottonRepublicanAR
Marco RubioRepublicanFL
Rick ScottRepublicanFL
David PerdueRepublicanGA
Kelly LoefflerRepublicanGA
Chuck GrassleyRepublicanIA
James E. RischRepublicanID
Mike CrapoRepublicanID
Mike BraunRepublicanIN
Jerry MoranRepublicanKS
Pat RobertsRepublicanKS
Mitch McConnellRepublicanKY
Rand PaulRepublicanKY
Bill CassidyRepublicanLA
John KennedyRepublicanLA
Roy BluntRepublicanMO
Roger F. WickerRepublicanMS
Steve DainesRepublicanMT
Richard BurrRepublicanNC
Thom TillisRepublicanNC
John HoevenRepublicanND
Kevin CramerRepublicanND
Ben SasseRepublicanNE
Deb FischerRepublicanNE
James LankfordRepublicanOK
James M. InhofeRepublicanOK
Patrick J. ToomeyRepublicanPA
Lindsey GrahamRepublicanSC
Tim ScottRepublicanSC
John ThuneRepublicanSD
Mike RoundsRepublicanSD
Lamar AlexanderRepublicanTN
Marsha BlackburnRepublicanTN
John CornynRepublicanTX
Mike LeeRepublicanUT
Mitt RomneyRepublicanUT
Ron JohnsonRepublicanWI
John BarrassoRepublicanWY
Michael B. EnziRepublicanWY

Not Voting4: 2 R · 1 D · 1 I

MemberPartyState
Elizabeth WarrenDemocratMA
Bernard SandersIndependentVT
Cindy Hyde-SmithRepublicanMS
Ted CruzRepublicanTX

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