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S 1029 105th Congress Senate

Quality Child Care Loan Forgiveness Act

Official title: A bill to provide loan forgiveness for individuals who earn a degree in early childhood education, and enter and remain employed in the early child care profes… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide loan forgiveness for individuals who earn a degree in early childhood education, and enter and remain employed in the early child care profession, to provide loan cancellation for certain child care providers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 1, 1998 See on congress.gov
Education Child care workersChild developmentDay careEconomics and Public Finance
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Elementary and secondary educationFamiliesFederal aid to higher educationHigher educationLabor and EmploymentPreschool educationStudent loan funds
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 17, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Jul 17, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7714)
Jul 17, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 17, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Quality Child Care Loan Forgiveness Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a demonstration program of student loan forgiveness for individuals who earn a degree in early childhood education and obtain full-time employment in the early child care profession.

Requires cancellation of 15 percent of a student loan for each complete year of full-time employment in a child care facility by such a child care provider or educator.

Authorizes appropriations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3727 Identical bill Quality Child Care Loan Forgiveness Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 1, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1029: Quality Child Care Loan Forgiveness Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1029/
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"S. 1029: Quality Child Care Loan Forgiveness Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1029/.
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S. 1029, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1029/.
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