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H.R. 8474 · 117th Congress

Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness 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.

3 cosponsors · 2 D, 1 R

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

This bill makes changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Among other changes, the bill (1) allows a borrower who obtained an eligible Federal Direct Loan on or after January 1, 1994, to receive loan forgiveness under the PSLF program; (2) provides additional relevant definitions, including to specify that full-time employment is at…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 21, 2022

Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act

This bill makes changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Among other changes, the bill (1) allows a borrower who obtained an eligible Federal Direct Loan on or after January 1, 1994, to receive loan forgiveness under the PSLF program; (2) provides additional relevant definitions, including to specify that full-time employment is at least 30 hours a week; and (3) allows an eligible teacher to use the same teaching service to qualify for both the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program and the PSLF program.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act

Latest action (Jul 21, 2022): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 21, 2022

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

No recorded floor vote found.