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HR 5201 114th Congress House

Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand eligibility for public service student loan forgiveness to certain contractor employees of national laboratories.

Introduced: May 11, 2016 See on congress.gov
Education Department of EnergyEnergy researchGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHigher education
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Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
May 11, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 11, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include as a public service job for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program a full-time job as an employee of a management and operating contractor of a national laboratory owned by the Department of Energy.

This Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2007.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Chu, Judy
California · May 11, 2016
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 11, 2016
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 11, 2016
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 11, 2016
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 11, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5201: Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5201/
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"H.R. 5201: Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5201/.
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