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H.R. 2992 115th Congress House

Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2017

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: June 21, 2017 See on congress.gov
Education Department of EnergyEnergy researchGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHigher education
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 21, 2017
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 Latest action June 21, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 26, 2018
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Chu, Judy
California · Jul 13, 2017
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 21, 2017
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jun 21, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jun 21, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2992: Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2992/
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