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Shown Here: Introduced in House (07/10/2019)
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H.R. 3689 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3689
To prohibit States from suspending, revoking, or denying State-issued
professional licenses or issuing penalties due to student default.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 10, 2019
Ms. Shalala (for herself and Mr. Walker) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To prohibit States from suspending, revoking, or denying State-issued
professional licenses or issuing penalties due to student default.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Job Opportunities for
Borrowers Act'' or the ``Protecting JOBs Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR DENIAL OF STATE-
ISSUED PROFESSIONAL LICENSES OR PENALTIES DUE TO STUDENT
DEFAULT.
(a) Higher Education Act of 1965 Loans.--Part B of title I of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 124. PROHIBITION AGAINST SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR DENIAL OF
STATE-ISSUED PROFESSIONAL LICENSES OR PENALTIES DUE TO
STUDENT DEFAULT.
``(a) Prohibition.--Beginning 2 years after the date of enactment
of the Protecting Job Opportunities for Borrowers Act, a State that
receives assistance under this Act may not suspend, revoke, or deny the
approval or renewal of a State-issued license described in subsection
(b) or issue a fine or other penalty with respect to an individual
based solely on such individual's default or delinquency on a loan
made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV.
``(b) Types of Licenses.--A State-issued license described in this
subsection means any of the following:
``(1) A State-issued driver's license (including any State-
issued document permitting a specific individual to operate one
or more types of motorized vehicles, such as a motorcycle, car,
truck, or bus on a public road).
``(2) A State-issued teaching license.
``(3) A State-issued professional license involved in or
affecting interstate commerce (including any license, permit,
certificate, registration, charter, authority or similar form
of permission required for lawful employment in a particular
career field).
``(c) Injunctive Relief.--Any individual aggrieved as a result of a
violation of subsection (a) may bring a civil action in an appropriate
district court of the United States to obtain prospective injunctive
relief against an individual State officer in the officer's official
capacity.''.
(b) Health Education Loans.--
(1) In general.--A State may not suspend, revoke, or deny
the approval or renewal of a State-issued license described in
section 124(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 or issue a
fine or other penalty with respect to an individual based
solely on such individual's default or delinquency on a Health
Education Assistance Loan or Primary Care Loan made under part
A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292
et seq.).
(2) Injunctive relief.--Any individual aggrieved as a
result of a violation of paragraph (1) may bring a civil action
in an appropriate district court of the United States to obtain
prospective injunctive relief against an individual State
officer in the officer's official capacity.
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