SJRES 196 — Congress 119
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".
Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/196
Congress.gov subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures; Department of Education; Government lending and loan guarantees; Higher education; Legislative rules and procedure; Senate; Student aid and college costs; Education
Issues impacted: Regulation & Agency Oversight (ai, high), Education (ai, high)
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119 SJ 196 IS: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations”. U.S. Senate 2026-06-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IIA 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 196 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 4, 2026 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Ms. Alsobrooks , Mr. Sanders , and Mr. Schumer ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations . That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations (91 Fed. Reg. 23768 (May 1, 2026)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
Plain-English summary
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This is Congress taking a straight up-or-down shot at killing a Department of Education rule on federal student loans.
They’re using the Congressional Review Act (CRA)—a special fast-track tool that lets lawmakers wipe out an agency rule. The target is the Education Department’s final regs called “Reimagining and Improving Student Education” for the federal student loan program (published May 1, 2026). If the resolution became law, that rule would have zero force or effect. The text doesn’t spell out every detail inside the rule; it just says Congress disapproves it and turns it off.
Who might notice? Borrowers, schools, and anyone dealing with federal student-aid paperwork—because the loan-program changes that rule made would not stick.
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| Issue | Yea advances | Nay advances | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Local control / limit federal role | Workforce and higher-education pathways | Yea voids the Education Department’s new federal student-loan program rule; Nay leaves that higher-ed loan regulation in effect. |
| Regulation & Agency Oversight | Disapprove or nullify agency rules | Preserve agency rules and standards | Yea is a CRA disapproval that strips the Education student-loan rule of force and effect; Nay keeps the agency rule. |