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H.R. 3096 116th Congress House

Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 4, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 4, 2019
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act

This bill directs the Department of Education 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 federal student loan made after this bill's enactment. Currently, the loan is forgiven if the borrower is not in default and has made 120 monthly payments on such loan while employed as a public service employee.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 15
D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 30, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jun 25, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jun 4, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 4, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 4, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3096: Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3096/
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"H.R. 3096: Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3096/.
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H.R. 3096, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3096/.
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