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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".

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''.

Introduced Apr 9, 2026

Latest action (Apr 9, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Referred to
Education and Workforce Committee
Policy area
Education
Issues
Education

Summary
  • Congress disapproves a Department of Education rule relating to the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program published in October 2025 using the Congressional Review Act process.
  • The disapproved rule shall have no force or effect.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
68 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Joe Courtney’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • Employer not reported $24,020
  • ELECTRIC BOAT $15,150
  • GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT $12,000
  • BIRDON $6,650
  • CEDAR ISLAND MARINA $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Joe Courtney → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Apr 9, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
  2. Apr 9, 2026 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • SJRES 182 — 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". · Introduced May 20, 2026 · Cong. 119 92%
  • HJRES 189 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations". · Introduced May 21, 2026 · Cong. 119 79%
  • SJRES 196 — 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 "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations". · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Cong. 119 74%
  • HJRES 165 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Fair Credit Reporting; Permissible Purposes for Furnishing, Using, and Obtaining Consumer Reports". · Introduced Apr 30, 2026 · Cong. 119 72%
  • HJRES 41 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Postsecondary Student Success Grant". · Introduced Feb 12, 2025 · Cong. 119 72%
  • HJRES 161 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Bulletin 2012-04: Lending discrimination (April 18, 2012)". · Introduced Apr 30, 2026 · Cong. 119 72%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Apr 9, 2026

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 9, 2026

Mr. Courtney (for himself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Peters, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Bynum, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Chu, Ms. Craig, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Gottheimer, Mrs. Grijalva, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Norton, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Magaziner, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McBride, Mr. Min, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Olszewski, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Simon, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Takano, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. McCollum, and Ms. Rivas) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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”.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program” (90 Fed. Reg. 48966 (October 31, 2025)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

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