# 119-hr-8361: Clean Slate through Rehabilitation Act

119-hr-8361, Clean Slate through Rehabilitation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8361
- Congress: 119
- Title: Clean Slate through Rehabilitation Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Removes adverse loan information from certain borrowers' credit reports to help rehabilitation.** The Clean Slate through Rehabilitation Act would amend the Higher Education Act to expand the existing cleanup rule so that any adverse information related to the loan described in section 428F(a)(1)(C) could be removed, not just a record of default. That change could improve credit reports and access to credit for rehabilitated borrowers. The bill focuses only on the credit reporting standard and does not create new funding or programs.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More credit cleanup for student borrowers: benefit, low. If enacted, you would be able to have more negative information tied to your federal student loan removed from your credit report. The bill would change the phrase "remove the record of the default" to "remove any adverse information relating to such loan." This change would apply only to the loan…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8361 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8361)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8361 (as of 2026-09-21).