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HR 1522 109th Congress House Education Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Families Federal aid to education Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Government lending Health Higher education Labor and Employment Nurses Nursing education Recruiting of employees Scholarships Secondary education Social Welfare Student loan funds

Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2005

Introduced: April 6, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Apr 29, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Apr 6, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 6, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to increase to a maximum of $17,500 the aggregate student loan obligation eligible for forgiveness or cancellation programs for teachers who serve full-time in certain elementary or secondary schools (which qualify based on enrollment of disadvantaged students).

Includes, under these HEA student loan forgiveness and cancellation programs, nurses who serve in a clinical setting or as a member of the nursing faculty at an accredited school of nursing.

Directs the Secretary of Education to repay such loan obligation in annual installments up to specified maximum amounts after each of five years of such service.

What's happening now April 29, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Independent 1
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 10, 2006
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 4, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 2, 2005
BOUCHER, RICK
· Apr 27, 2005
Chandler, Ben
· Apr 6, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 6, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1522: Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1522/
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"H.R. 1522: Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1522/.
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H.R. 1522, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1522/.
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