119-hr2272

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2272 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2272

To make certain individuals ineligible to receive any Federal financial 
 aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 21, 2025

 Mr. Pfluger (for himself and Mr. Edwards) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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 A BILL

To make certain individuals ineligible to receive any Federal financial 
 aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

 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 ``Freeze Aid For Student Assaulters 
Act of 2025'' or the ``FAFSA Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. IN GENERAL.

    (a) Termination of Eligibility for Title IV Assistance.--Beginning 
with the first award year that begins after the date of the enactment 
of the Freeze Aid For Student Assaulters Act of 2025, an individual 
shall not be eligible to receive any grant, loan (other than a loan 
described in subsection

    (b) ), or work assistance under title IV of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) and shall repay, 
in accordance with subsection

    (b) , the sum of the amounts of any grant 
received under such title, if the individual has been convicted of a 
criminal offense--

    (1) of assault against a police officer; or

    (2) of rioting, the elements of which may include--
        (A) inciting a riot;
        (B) organizing, promoting, encouraging, 
 participating in, or carrying on a riot;
            (C) committing any act of violence in furtherance 
 of a riot; or
            (D) aiding or abetting any person in inciting or 
 participating in or carrying on a riot or committing 
 any act of violence in furtherance of a riot.

    (b) Conversion of Grants to Loans.--

    (1) In general.--If an individual who is subject to the 
 termination of eligibility described in subsection

    (a) has 
 received any grants under title IV of the Higher Education Act 
 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) for a program of study in 
 which the individual is enrolled as of the date on which the 
 criminal offense occurred, such grant shall be treated as a 
 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan under part D of such 
 title, and shall be subject to repayment, together with 
 interest thereon accruing from the date of the grant award.

    (2) No repayment assistance.--Such loans may not be 
 eligible for any loan forgiveness, cancellation, discharge, or 
 reduction programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), any other provision of law, or any 
 administrative action or program.
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