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H.R. 4113 116th Congress House

Public Service Pays Off 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: December 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
Education Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent aid and college costs
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 30, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 30, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Service Pays Off Act

This bill requires the Department of Education to incrementally cancel a percentage of the obligation to repay the balance on eligible Federal Direct Loans for a borrower who, while employed in public service, makes qualifying payments for 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 years.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Dec 10, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Oct 16, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4113: Public Service Pays Off Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4113/
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"H.R. 4113: Public Service Pays Off Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4113/.
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H.R. 4113, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4113/.
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