H.R. 8351

Summary

H.R. 8351, the Clean Slate through Repayment Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Apr 16, 2026 by Rep. Deborah Ross (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Apr 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 8351 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8351 IH: Clean Slate through Repayment Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-16
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8351  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 16, 2026   Ms. Ross  (for herself,  Ms. Stevens ,  Ms. Williams of Georgia , and  Ms. Adams ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to remove from a borrower’s credit history the record of default on a defaulted loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of such Act upon repayment of the full amount due on such loan, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Clean Slate through Repayment Act of 2026  .
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Removal of record of default
Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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Removal of record of default
With respect to a borrower who repays in full the amount due on a defaulted loan made, insured, or guaranteed under this title, the Secretary, guaranty agency, or other holder of the loan, as applicable, shall request that any consumer reporting agency to which the default was reported remove the default (and any related adverse information) from such borrower's credit history.
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To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to remove from a borrower's credit history the record of default on a defaulted loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of such Act upon repayment of the full amount due on such loan, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Deborah Ross (D) sponsors H.R. 8351, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Deborah Ross

Rep. · D–NC-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 16, 2026

Alma Adams

Rep. · D–NC-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026 · Original

Haley Stevens

Rep. · D–MI-11 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026 · Original

Nikema Williams

Rep. · D–GA-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 8351 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Referred To · Apr 16, 2026 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8351 has taken 2 actions since Apr 16, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8351 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8351 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Clean Slate through Repayment Act of 2026 — Display Title
• To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to remove from a borrower's credit history the record of default on a defaulted loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of such Act upon repayment of the full amount due on such loan, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• Clean Slate through Repayment Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8351 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Education, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Government Issues, Health Issues.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8351 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8351’s is Education.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8351, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 67 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ROSS:H.R. 8351.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H2961]

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