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 "William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program".

Refreshed 30 min ago

Introduced 2026-04-13Topic: higher education · governance ethics

Summary

AI-generated summary, report an error

This joint resolution would use the Congressional Review Act to cancel a rule the U.S. Department of Education published on October 31, 2025, about the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. The Direct Loan Program is the main federal student loan program. If passed by Congress and signed into law, the rule would have no force or effect. The resolution itself does not describe what the rule contains.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-05-20	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Voice Vote. (CR S2407)
2026-04-30	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 402.
2026-04-30	Senate	Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).	report
2026-04-30		Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).	report
2026-04-13	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	refer
2026-04-13		Introduced in Senate	introduce

Summary

Sponsors

Action history