HR 2572
110th Congress
House
Education
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to education
Federally-guaranteed loans
Government lending
Health
Higher education
Nurses
Nursing education
Scholarships
Student loan funds
Teachers
Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act of 2007
Introduced: June 5, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6113-6114)
Jun 5, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 5, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to include, under HEA student loan forgiveness and cancellation programs, nurses who: (1) serve at least one calendar year in an approved health care facility or setting; or (2) have a Masters of Science in Nursing and are nursing instructors in a school of nursing.
Limits the maximum amount of such loan repayment by the Secretary of Education to $2,000 after the first year of a nurse's employment, with incremental increases after the second through fourth years, up to $5,000 after the fifth year.
What's happening now
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6113-6114)
Committees of jurisdiction
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