Federal · 119th Congress

Stop Social Security Garnishment Act of 2026

S. 5456·Senate·Bill

Sen. Bernard Sanders(Independent-Vermont)·9 cosponsors

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Sponsor

Bernard SandersIndependentU.S. Senator · Vermont

Cosponsors9

Richard BlumenthalDU.S. Senator · CT

Kirsten E. GillibrandDU.S. Senator · NY

Mazie K. HironoDU.S. Senator · HI

Edward J. MarkeyDU.S. Senator · MA

Jeff MerkleyDU.S. Senator · OR

Alex PadillaDU.S. Senator · CA

Jack ReedDU.S. Senator · RI

Elizabeth WarrenDU.S. Senator · MA

Ron WydenDU.S. Senator · OR

Other titles2

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

Stop Social Security Garnishment Act of 2026Short Title(s) as Introduced

Legislative history1

Sep 22, 2026

SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Documents1

Texts

As introduced in the SenateIntroduced in SenateU.S. Government Publishing OfficeSep 22, 2026