Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D SwalwellSponsor

13 cosponsors · 13 D

13 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include as a public service job for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program a full-time job as an employee of a management and operating contractor of a national laboratory owned by the Department of Energy.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 11, 2016

Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016

This Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2007.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016

Latest action (Sep 19, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: May 11, 2016

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.