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Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2005

Introduced: January 24, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Jan 24, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S301-302)
Jan 24, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S301)
Jan 24, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend to certain Head Start teachers eligibility for cancellation of repayment obligations for specified types of student loans.

What's happening now January 24, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S301-302)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2340 Identical bill Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 23, 2005
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Feb 15, 2005
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 31, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 117: Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-117/
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"S. 117: Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-117/.
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S. 117, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-117/.
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