S. 937 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Mar 11, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRestricts student loans for campus protest convictions
This bill would prevent people convicted of federal or state crimes related to their conduct during protests at colleges or universities from receiving certain federal student loan benefits. Specifically, they wouldn't be able to get loan forgiveness programs or take out new Federal Direct Loans, though the bill doesn't affect loans they already have.
How it affects you
This would directly affect college students and graduates who are convicted of crimes connected to campus protests. For them, federal student loan forgiveness programs and the ability to take out new Federal Direct Loans would no longer be available. Most people wouldn't be affected unless they face such a conviction.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Mar 11, 2025)
No Student Loans for Campus Criminals Act
This bill prohibits an individual who is convicted of any federal or state offense related to the individual's conduct at or during the course of a protest at an institution of higher education from receiving certain federal student loan benefits.
Specifically, an individual who is convicted of such an offense shall not be eligible to have any covered loan forgiven, cancelled, waived, or modified under the Higher Education Act of 1965, under any executive order, or through any action taken by the Department of Education. Covered loans refer to Federal Family Education Loans, Federal Direct Loans, Federal Perkins Loans, and loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program.
Additionally, an individual who is convicted of such an offense shall not be eligible to receive Federal Direct Loans.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 937
A BILL
No Student Loans for Campus Criminals Act
Sponsor: Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) · Introduced Mar 11, 2025 · Education · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 11, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.”