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H.R. 4724 · 117th Congress

Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

ESD SwalwellSponsor
9 cosponsors · 9 D
BBD Boyle DDD DeGette JGD Garamendi JHD Hayes SMD Moulton END Norton CPD Pingree BRD Rush SDD DelBene

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

This bill revises the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program to provide for partial loan cancellation based on the length of public service employment.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 27, 2021

Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act

This bill revises the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program to provide for partial loan cancellation based on the length of public service employment.

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to cancel 15%, 15%, 20%, 20%, and 30% of the amount a borrower owes after 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 years of public service employment, respectively, on Federal Direct Loans made after the bill's enactment. Under the current PSLF program, ED must cancel the balance of interest and principal due on a borrower's Federal Direct Loans after the borrower makes 120 monthly loan payments while employed in a public service job.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act

Latest action (Jul 27, 2021): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 27, 2021

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

No recorded floor vote found.