# 117-hr-7588: State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act

117-hr-7588, State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7588
- Congress: 117
- Title: State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-04-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act This bill excludes certain arrangements or agreements regarding education loans from the definition of a preferred lender arrangement. A preferred lender arrangement is an arrangement or agreement between a lender and an institution of higher education (IHE) that receives federal funding or assistance (1) under which a lender issues education loans to students attending the IHE; and (2) that relates to the IHE recommending, promoting, or endorsing the education loan products of the lender. The bill provides that arrangements or agreements made under a state-based education loan program or that are funded, insured, or guaranteed by any federal agency other than the Department of Education do not meet the definition of a preferred lender agreement for purposes of certain required disclosures to student borrowers.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7588 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7588)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7588 (as of 2025-11-18).