Skip to main content
S 475 106th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the amount of loan forgiveness for teachers.

Introduced: February 25, 1999 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Education Economics and Public FinanceElementary and secondary educationElementary educationFederal aid to higher education
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Higher educationNational serviceSecondary educationSocial WelfareStudent loan fundsTeachers
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Feb 25, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2022)
Feb 25, 1999
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action February 25, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to increase the amount of student loan forgiveness for teachers under Federal Family Education Loan and Direct Loan programs.

Prohibits any borrower from receiving double benefits, for the same teaching or other service, from student loan forgiveness under both HEA and the National and Community Service Act of 1990.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 475: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the amount of loan forgiveness for teachers.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-475/
MLA
"S. 475: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the amount of loan forgiveness for teachers.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-475/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 475, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-475/.
Markdown link
[S. 475: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the amount of loan forgiveness for teachers.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-475/)
Report a problem