All recent votes 116th CongressHouse and Senate

H.J.Res. 76Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability".

3 recorded actions209 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Susie Lee [D-NV-03]
Cosponsors: 162 · 162 Democrats
Policy area: Education
Committee: Education and Workforce Committee
Latest action: Jun 26, 2020 · The Chair announced that the bill and accompanying veto message were referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.

IntroducedSep 26, 2019
Passed the HouseJan 16, 2020
Passed the SenateMar 11, 2020
Sent to the PresidentMay 19, 2020
VetoedMay 29, 2020

What the measure doesCRS summary

This joint resolution nullifies a rule issued by the Department of Education (ED) on September 23, 2019. The rule revised the process for a student loan borrower to obtain a discharge from a student loan if an institution of education misrepresented a material fact. Among other requirements, the 2019 rule requires each borrower to apply to ED for a defense to repayment. However, under the previous 2016 rule, an application could be submitted on behalf of an entire group (e.g., veterans).

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.J.Res. 76 as passed Senate on Mar 11, 2020. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.J.Res. 763 roll calls on this measure

Choose a roll call

Jan 16, 2020Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJun 26, 2020

How every member votedHouse roll call 22

House Jan 16, 2020 · the primary vote

On Passage

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability”

Passed

231 Yea 180 Nay 18 not voting

Party-line vote 5 of 411 voting members broke with their own party: 5 Republicans.

Open the official roll call

How the chamber split

One dot per member. Select a seat or a bar to filter the list.

DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

By party select a segment to filter

All members429 members

Democratic232 members

Republican197 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors162 · 162 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.J.Res. 76 and vote against it. 63 signed when it was filed.

Loading the public record

Who lobbied on H.J.Res. 7614 organizations

Organizations that named H.J.Res. 76 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES AIts PAC: Career Education Colleges & Universities PAC

Defense · Veterans · Education7 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE LENDING A SUPPORTING CORP OF CTR FOR COMMUNITY SELF-HELPfiled by CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE LENDING, A SUPPORTING CORP OF CTR FOR COMMUNITY SELF-HELP

Banking5 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE LENDINGfiled by WEST FRONT STRATEGIES LLC

Banking · Budget/Appropriations4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Education4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Health Issues · Retirement · Education +3 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIXfiled by CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC

Budget/Appropriations · Education3 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2020Filing

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

Immigration · Homeland Security · Defense · Trade (domestic/foreign) +14 more2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2019Filing

AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM

Budget/Appropriations · Banking · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +2 more2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2020Filing

EMBER EDUCATIONfiled by NEW CENTURY GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS (F/K/A TERRENCE C. WOLFE)

Education2 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2020Filing

FREEDOMWORKS, INC.

Minting/Money/Gold Standard · Pharmacy · Religion · Unemployment +29 more2 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2020Filing

42 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.