AccessLex Policy Statements

AccessLex Institute Supports Bill to Provide Students with Greater Access to Food, Housing, and Child Care Services (November 4, 2024)

AccessLex Institute Supports Bipartisan Bill to Lower Student Loan Interest Rates to No More Than Three Percent (September 25, 2024)

AccessLex Institute Urges Congress to Increase HBCU, Student Loan Administration, and Child Care Funding in Spending Bill (September 10, 2024)

AccessLex Institute Supports H.R. 9192, the Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education (SIMPLE) Act (August 21, 2024)

AccessLex Pushes Back on NDAA Amendment Requiring High Endowment Institutions to Reimburse ED for PSLF and IDR Forgiveness (June 7, 2024)

AccessLex Institute Urges Congress to Increase HBCU and FSA Funding in Spending Bill (March 27, 2024)

AccessLex Institute Examines the College Cost Reduction Act (January 22, 2024)

AccessLex Institute Supports the Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act (October 31, 2023)

AccessLex Asks U.S. Department of Education to Change Its Policy on the Treatment of Summer Grants and Scholarships (August 3, 2023)

AccessLex Institute Weighs in on the Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act (June 27, 2023)

AccessLex Supports the PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act Which Would Simplify and Improve the PSLF Program (June 9, 2023)

AccessLex Supports Bill to Invest in Emergency Grants and Help Students Secure Emergency Aid More Quickly (May 15, 2023)

AccessLex Institute Supports the Child Care for Working Families Act Which Would Lower the Cost of Child Care for Families Including Those Pursuing Higher Education (May 4, 2023)

AccessLex Institute Supports the College Transparency Act Which Would Expand Access to Student-Level Data (May 4, 2023)

AccessLex Institute Supports the Student Loan Tax Elimination Act Which Would Eliminate Origination Fees (April 7, 2023)

AccessLex Institute Supports LOAN Act Which Would Lower the Cost of Higher Education (March 20, 2023)

AccessLex Institute Statement on President Biden's FY24 Budget (March 14, 2023)

AccessLex Institute Urges Congress to Fully Fund HBCU Programs in Spending Bill (March 8, 2023)

AccessLex Supports Bill to Allow Students to Use Pell Grants to Finance Their Graduate Education (February 16, 2023)

AccessLex Institute Submits Comments to U.S. Department of Education on Improvements to Income-Driven Repayment (January 30, 2023)

AccessLex Institute Statement of Support of the Public Service Reward Act (November 2, 2022)

AccessLex Institute Supports LOAN Act Aimed at Helping Lower the Cost of Higher Education (September 19, 2022)

AccessLex Institute Statement on the REAL Reforms Act (August 9, 2022)

AccessLex Institute Supports H.R. 8522, the Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education (SIMPLE) Act (August 2, 2022)

AccessLex Institute Submits Comments to U.S. Department of Education on Improvements to PSLF, Interest Capitalization and Total and Permanent Disability Discharge (July 22, 2022)

AccessLex Institute Supports H.R. 7465, the PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act (April 26, 2022)

AccessLex Institute Urges Congress to Fully Fund HBCU Programs (April 19, 2022)

AccessLex Institute Statement on President Biden's FY23 Budget (March 29, 2022)

AccessLex Institute Urges Congress to Expand Access to Comprehensive Education Data (February 9, 2022)

AccessLex Joins Over 60 Other Organizations Asking Congress to Keep Higher Education Provisions in the Build Back Better Act (October 22, 2021)

AccessLex Supports the Education Department's Decision to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness to Additional Student Borrowers (October 6, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Submits Comments to U.S. Department of Education on Ways to Improve PSLF Program (September 21, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Calls on U.S. Department of Education to Develop Clear and Comprehensive Plan for Payment Restart (September 20, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Supports S. 2598, the FRESH START Through Bankruptcy Act (August 30, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Supports the Education Department's Decision to Automatically Cancel Student Debt Owed by Disabled Borrowers (August 19, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Supports H.R. 4631, the Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act (July 27, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Urges Congress to Support Student Loan Borrowers in Forthcoming Budget Reconciliation Package (July 12, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Supports H.R. 4002, the Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act (June 30, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Comments to U.S. Department of Education on Reforming Federal Student Aid Programs (June 28, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Statement on President Biden's FY22 Budget (June 1, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Supports H.R. 2874, the Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act (May 5, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Supports S. 1464, the Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act (May 5, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Supports H.R. 2627, the Pell to Grad Act (April 27, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Supports S. 1360, the Child Care for Working Families Act (April 26, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Supports H.R. 2817, the Child Care for Working Families Act (April 26, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Calls on Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration to Eliminate Origination Fees (April 19, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Statement in Support of President Biden's FY22 Budget Request to Invest in HBCUs and Other Minority Serving Institutions (April 9, 2021)

AccessLex Institute supports the Student Loan Tax Elimination Act, which would eliminate origination fees (April 7, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Asks the U.S. Department of Education to Clarify that Certain Public Service Workers are Eligible for PSLF (March 25, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Urges the House Appropriations Committee to Fully Fund HBCU Programs (March 25, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Supports S. 829, the College Transparency Act (March 22, 2021)

AccessLex Institute supports HB 1268, a bill to establish the Legal Education Success Collaborative, sponsored by Delegate Shaneka Henson (District 30A) (March 9, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Asks Office of Federal Student Aid to Automatically Discharge Student Loans of Disabled Borrowers (March 5, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Shares Higher Education Priorities with Secretary of Education Cardona (March 4, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Supports H.R. 1372, the Protecting JOBs Act (March 1, 2021)

AccessLex Institute supports S. 210, the Protecting JOBs Act (February 8, 2021)

AccessLex Institute Urges House Leadership to Advance Bill to Protect Student Loan Borrowers From Debt Relief Scams (December 3, 2020)

AccessLex Institute letter on COVID-19 and PSLF (July 28, 2020)

AccessLex Institute Letter Outlining Priorities for Next COVID-19 Legislation (May 28, 2020)

AccessLex Institute Letter on Treatment of Emergency Grants and COVID-19 (May 14, 2020)

AccessLex Institute Letter on Bankruptcy Protections and COVID-19 (April 3, 2020)

AccessLex Institute Statement Addressing the President’s Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Priorities (February 11, 2020)

AccessLex Institute statement on the FUTURE Act (December 18, 2019)

AccessLex Institute supports the College Affordability Act (October 16, 2019)

AccessLex Institute supports H.R.4391, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Modernization Act (October 4, 2019)

AccessLex Institute Statement on Senate Higher Education Act Reauthorization Legislation (September 30, 2019)

AccessLex Institute supports H.R. 3833, the Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education (SIMPLE) Act (July 24, 2019)

AccessLex Institute supports H.R. 3519, the Better Service to Borrowers Act (July 11, 2019)

AccessLex Institute supports H.R. 3418, the Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act (July 1, 2019)

AccessLex Institute supports H.R. 3334, the Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act (June 24, 2019)

AccessLex Institute supports S.1696, the Student Loan Tax Elimination Act (June 4, 2019)

AccessLex Institute supports S.1203, the What You Can Do for Your Country Act (April 12, 2019)

AccessLex Institute supports S.568, the Child Care for Working Families Act (April 11, 2019)

AccessLex Institute Disagrees with White House's Vision for the Higher Education Act (March 20, 2019)

AccessLex Institute supports S. 800 and H.R. 1766, the College Transparency Act (March 18, 2019)

Statement Addressing the President's Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Priorities (March 12, 2019)

AccessLex Institute supports S. 609 and H.R. 3689, the Protecting JOBs Act (March 4, 2019)

AccessLex Institute supports H.R.1161 and S.2015, the Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act (February 19, 2019)

AccessLex Institute Applauds Aim Higher Act’s Proposals to Increase Access and Affordability (July 25, 2018)

AccessLex Institute Supports Bills to Prohibit Revoking Professional Licenses Because of Student Loan Default (June 21, 2018)

AccessLex Institute Expresses Concern with PROSPER Act Provisions That Will Harm Law Students (May 23, 2018)

AccessLex Institute Supports Provisions in Banking Bill to Protect Student Loan Borrowers (April 24, 2018)

AccessLex Institute Statement Addressing the President's Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Priorities (February 12, 2018)

AccessLex Institute Calls For Substantial Improvements to House Higher Education Act Reauthorization Legislation (December 4, 2017)

AccessLex Institute Supports Bill to Modernize Student Loan Disclosures (October 25, 2017)

AccessLex Institute Comments on U.S. Department of Education's Evaluation of Existing Regulations (September 11, 2017)

AccessLex Institute Comments on Department of Education Student Aid Data Collection (September 1, 2017)

AccessLex Institute Supports Bill to Simplify Repayment Process for Struggling Borrowers (July 31, 2017)

U.S. Department of Education Notice to Establish Negotiated Rulemaking Committees for Defense to Repayment and Gainful Employment Regulations (June 16, 2017)

U.S. Department of Education Notice to Delay Effective Date of Defense to Repayment Regulations (June 16, 2017)

AccessLex Institute Letter in Support of Reinstating the In-School Interest Subsidy for Graduate and Professional Students (June 7, 2017)

Summary of Trump FY2018 Budget Proposal (June 1, 2017)

AccessLex Institute Letter In Support of the Match Veterans to Student Loan Protections Act (May 31, 2017)

AccessLex Institute Letter In Support of FAIR Student Credit Act (May 25, 2017)