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The rules as they stood on July 1, 2020 are restored

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 85001, Sec. 85001. Written by .

The rules as they stood on July 1, 2020 are restored

The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of EducationHow: statuteSec. 85001 in the PDF
What the document says

“any regulations relating to borrower defense to repayment that took effect on July 1, 2020, are restored and revived as such regulations were in effect on such date.”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 85001

The section restores and revives, from enactment and for loans first originating before July 1, 2035, any borrower defense to repayment regulations that took effect on July 1, 2020, as they stood on that date.

What the document actually says

“any regulations relating to borrower defense to repayment that took effect on July 1, 2020, are restored and revived as such regulations were in effect on such date.”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 85001
That sentence, in plain words

The rules that took effect on July 1, 2020 come back. They come back as they stood that day.

What this is about

Those rules govern claims against a school. They are not indexed here. Only the switch is recorded.

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    Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Public Law 119-21, sec. 85001, 139 Stat. 355 (2025).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm

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    “The rules as they stood on July 1, 2020 are restored,” Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 85001, Sec. 85001. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-21/proposal/sec85001-restore/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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