Ending Administrative Garnishment Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3412 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3412 To suspend and reform the authority under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for the Secretary of Education to carry out an administrative wage garnishment program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2025 Ms. Pressley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To suspend and reform the authority under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for the Secretary of Education to carry out an administrative wage garnishment program. 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 ``Ending Administrative Garnishment Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF WAGE GARNISHMENT. Section 488A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1095a) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(f) Suspension of Authority.-- ``(1) In general.--Beginning on the date of enactment of the Ending Administrative Garnishment Act of 2025, the authority provided under subsection (a) to garnish the disposable pay of an individual shall be suspended until the date the Secretary submits to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives the certification described in paragraph (2). ``(2) Certification.--Not earlier than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Ending Administrative Garnishment Act of 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives a certification that either-- ``(A) the Secretary