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HR 127 109th Congress House Education Child safety Child welfare Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Evaluation research (Social action programs) Families Federal aid to education Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Government lending Higher education Interest Scholarships Social Welfare Social work Student loan funds

To provide loan forgiveness to social workers who work for child protective agencies.

Introduced: January 4, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 9, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Jan 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 4, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a demonstration program of student loan forgiveness for child welfare workers employed by child protection agencies.

What's happening now February 9, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1430 Related bill A bill to provide loan forgiveness to social workers who work for child protective agencies.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 16, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 8, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 4, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 4, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 4, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 127: To provide loan forgiveness to social workers who work for child protective agencies.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-127/
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"H.R. 127: To provide loan forgiveness to social workers who work for child protective agencies.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-127/.
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H.R. 127, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-127/.
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