HR 2992
115th Congress
House
Education
Department of Energy
Energy research
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Higher education
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Student aid and college costs
Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2017
Introduced: June 21, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 21, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2017
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 bill and its amendments take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2007.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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