# 116-hr-5425: Student Protection Act

116-hr-5425, Student Protection Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5425
- Congress: 116
- Title: Student Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2019-12-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Student Protection Act This bill expands the list of actions that may result in the change of control of an institution of higher education (IHE) to include a court-ordered receivership. Such changes of control disqualify an IHE from participating in certain federal student financial aid programs unless the IHE establishes that it meets specific requirements following the change in control.

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- 116-hr-8871: COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020
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- 116-hr-8726: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the "PFC James Anderson, Jr.,…

## Sources
- [116-hr-5425 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5425)

## Related
- [116-hr-8981: Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8981)
- [116-hr-8986: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4t…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8986)
- [116-hr-8871: COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8871)
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
- [116-hr-8782: Keeping All Students Safe Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8782)
- [116-hr-8726: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 So…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8726)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5425 (as of 2025-11-18).