This Senate measure would stop the Secretary of Education from taking Social Security payments from people who are in default on their federal student loans. The measure was introduced in the Senate on 2026-09-22, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance. Sponsors listed include Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Edward Markey, Ron Wyden, Richard Blumenthal, Jeff Merkley, Alex Padilla, John Reed, Mazie Hirono, and Kirsten Gillibrand.
If enacted, the change would mean Social Security benefit payments cannot be garnished to collect defaulted federal student loan debt. No publicly available information on other details, such as how the change would be implemented or whether other federal benefits would be affected.
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The listed sponsors are those senators named above. No publicly available statements or detailed rationale are included in the provided bill text or metadata.
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