BGOV Bill Analysis: S. J. Res. 182, Block Student Loan Aid Curbs

May 20, 2026, 7:29 PM UTC

A Trump administration rule allowing the Education Department to disqualify borrowers from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program because of their employer’s activities would be overturned using the Congressional Review Act under S. J. Res. 182.

President Donald Trump in March signed an executive order directing the department to disqualify workers of employers deemed to have an “illegal purpose” — which includes aiding violations of federal immigration law, supporting terrorism, or facilitating transgender medical care for minors in a manner that violates state or federal law — from Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility.

The program was established by the ...

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