H.R. 8356

Summary

H.R. 8356, the Clean Slate through Consolidation Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 16, 2026 by Rep. Haley Stevens (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. 8356 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8356 IH: Clean Slate through Consolidation Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-16
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8356  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 16, 2026   Ms. Stevens  (for herself,  Ms. Adams ,  Ms. Ross , and  Ms. Williams of Georgia ) 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 require the removal of the record of default from credit history upon obtaining a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan that discharges the defaulted loan.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Clean Slate through Consolidation Act  .
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Removal of record of default from credit history upon loan consolidation
Section 455(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(g) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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Consumer reporting agencies
With respect to a borrower who obtains a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan that discharges the liability on a defaulted loan made, insured, or guaranteed under this title, the Secretary, guaranty agency, or other holder of such loan shall request that any consumer reporting agency to which the default was reported remove the default from the borrower's credit history.
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To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the removal of the record of default from credit history upon obtaining a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan that discharges the defaulted loan.

Sponsors

Rep. Haley Stevens (D) sponsors H.R. 8356, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Haley Stevens

Rep. · D–MI-11 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 16, 2026

Alma Adams

Rep. · D–NC-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026 · Original

Deborah Ross

Rep. · D–NC-2 · 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. 8356 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Referred To · Apr 16, 2026 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8356 has taken 2 actions since Apr 16, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8356 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8356 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Clean Slate through Consolidation Act — Display Title
• To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the removal of the record of default from credit history upon obtaining a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan that discharges the defaulted loan. — Official Title as Introduced
• Clean Slate through Consolidation Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 21 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8356 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 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 Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Education, Government Issues, Health Issues, Immigration, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

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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. 8356 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8356’s is Education.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8356, 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. STEVENS:H.R. 8356.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H2961]

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