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Strengthening Forgiveness for Public Servants Act

Introduced: January 21, 2016 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 21, 2016
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Strengthening Forgiveness for Public Servants Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education (ED) to cancel 15%, 15%, 20%, 20%, and 30% of the amount a borrower owes after 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 years of public service employment, respectively, on a William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan made after this bill's enactment. (Currently, the balance of a borrower's Direct Loan is canceled if the borrower is not in default and has made 120 monthly payments on such loan while employed as a public service employee.)

The bill: (1) requires borrowers availing themselves of such loan cancellation to submit an employment certification form that includes self-certification of employment and employer certification of employment dates, and (2) places the borrower's loan in deferment during the period in which the borrower is employed in an eligible public service job if the borrower submits such form to ED.

If a portion of a loan is canceled for any year, the interest on such loan for such year shall be canceled.

What's happening now January 21, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5899 Identical bill Strengthening Forgiveness for Public Servants Act
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jan 21, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2463: Strengthening Forgiveness for Public Servants Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2463/
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"S. 2463: Strengthening Forgiveness for Public Servants Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2463/.
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S. 2463, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2463/.
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