The president announced that he will veto the legislative measure, but the real challenge is before the Supreme Court. In public hearings, conservative justices (who have a majority, six to three, over progressives) were skeptical about the measure.
The measure needed only a simple majority and passed 52-46 in the House of Representatives. It would now go to the president to be signed, but Biden has already said he would veto it. The bill would end a moratorium on federal student loan payments, which has been in place since 2008.