,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #edef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bb1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,sanders 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,warren1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4
 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4       
,padilla1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 and 
,mrs4 ,gillibrand7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the ,secretary  
of ,education from garnishing social    
security payments from individuals in   
default on their ,federal student loans4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,stop ,social ,security    
,garnishment ,act of #bjbf4  #b4        
,prohibition on ,social ,security       
,offset ,part ,g of title ,,iv of the   
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhh et seq47 is amended by  
inserting after section #dic;,d the     
following3  #dic;,e4 ,prohibition on    
,social ,security ,offset               
,notwithstanding section #cgaf7;a7 of   

title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1       
beginning on the date of enactment of   
the ,stop ,social ,security ,garnishment
 ,act of #bjbf1 any payments due to an  
individual under the ,social ,security  
,act shall not be subject to offset     
under section #cgaf7;c77#c77;,a77i7 of  
such title in the event of a default on 
a loan made1 insured1 or guaranteed     
under this title4  4