Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans".

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 45.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 45, a joint resolution providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’” on May 18, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on May 10, 2023”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 18, 2023 ↗

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  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59180

  CBO publication date

  May 18, 2023

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 45, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/45

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-71 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on May 18, 2023.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported May 18, 2023 ↗

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  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/71

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 45, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/45

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOOD of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 55, March 27, 2023, Page H1465):
  Article 1, Section 8. Congressional Review Act 5 USC section 801-808 The single subject of this legislation is: Disapproving the Executive Branch action to transfer student loan debt to the taxpayer.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 27, 2023 ↗

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  Statement length

  199 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 45, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/45

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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