S. 1153 · 116th Congress · enacted
Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act of 2019
Became Public Law No: 116-251.
Latest official action 2020-12-22 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act of 2019 This bill establishes criminal penalties for unauthorized access of certain student loan information and expands the requirements for student loan exit counseling. Specifically, the bill makes it a crime to knowingly use an access device (e.g., account number) that was issued to another person or was fraudulently obtained to access Department of Education (ED) information technology systems for commercial advantage or private financial gain. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. Further, the bill expands loan exit counseling requirements to require an institution of higher education that participates in federal student-aid programs to provide an explanation to borrowers cautioning them about third-party student debt relief companies. It also requires ED to prevent unauthorized access to the central database for student aid (i.e., the National Student Loan Data System) and warn borrowers of suspicious activity regarding their student loan accounts.
Congressional Research Service · 2020-12-22
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Tammy Baldwin
Senate · WI · Democratic
$192,086PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jeanne Shaheen
Senate · NH · Democratic
-$12,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Deb Fischer
Senate · NE · Republican
$357,755PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Margaret Wood Hassan
Senate · NH · Democratic
$613,285PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher A. Coons
Senate · DE · Democratic
$1,411,794PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Amy Klobuchar
Senate · MN · Democratic
$116,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
8 of 8 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC$19,000
PFIZER INC. PAC$16,500
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $6,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $5,000
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$15,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$13,500
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $2,000
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $2,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $3,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordHDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC$13,000
MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC$13,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$12,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $2,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $4,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordPERATON CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'PERATON PAC')$11,500
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $6,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (SOYPAC)$11,000
Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $2,500
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $2,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $1,500
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$11,000
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $3,000
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC$11,000
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $1,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPOLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS$11,000
Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $2,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordA NEW DIRECTION PAC$10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALSOPAC$10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$10,000
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$10,000
Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $1,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $4,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBLUE WAVE PROJECT$10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordC.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC. PAC$10,000
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON GROUND PAC$10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEFEND THE DREAM$10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $2,500
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDIRECT SUPPLY, INC. PARTNERS PAC (DSI PARTNERS PAC)$10,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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