College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000
Public Law 106-420 · S. 1455 · 106th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 1, 2000 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-MI)
Cosponsors (4): Sen. Russell Feingold, Sen. Mike DeWine,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 1999 - Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide for enhanced penalties for any offense involving fraud or misrepresentation in connection with obtaining or providing, or furnishing information to a consumer on, any scholarship, grant, loan, tuition, discount, award, or other financial assistance for financing an education at an institution of higher education, such that those penalties are comparable to the base offense level for misrepresentation that the defendant was acting on behalf of a charitable, educational, religious, or political organization, or a government agency.
(Sec. 4) Excludes debts in connection with such fraud from permissible exemptions of property from estates in bankruptcy.
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of Education: (1) and the Attorney General, in conjunction with the FTC, to jointly submit to Congress each year a report on fraud in the offering of financial assistance for financing an education at an institution of higher education; and (2) in conjunction with the FTC, to maintain a scholarship fraud awareness site on the Internet web site of the Department of Education.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
- Judiciary Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Nov 1, 2000Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-420.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 20, 2000PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 25, 2000FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 27, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Nov 5, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Education and Workforce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- Nov 4, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 29, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Oct 6, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jul 28, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.