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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Stop Social Security Garnishment Act of 2026

S. 5456Introduced Sep 22, 2026Policy area: Education

Official title: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Education from garnishing social security payments from individuals in default on their Federal student loans.

Sponsor: Sen. Bernie Sanders I-VT
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 22, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

9 cosponsors — 9 Democrats

0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Alex Padilla (D-CA), John Reed (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.