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HR 4517 116th Congress House

Promoting Apprenticeships in Public Service Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out an apprenticeship loan forgiveness program.

Introduced: September 26, 2019 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employment and training programsGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationStudent aid and college costsVocational and technical education
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Sep 26, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 26, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 26, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Apprenticeships in Public Service Act

This bill establishes a student loan forgiveness program for borrowers who (1) receive a certificate from a registered apprenticeship program; and (2) complete two years of full-time, public-service employment. The amount forgiven is limited to $25,000.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 26, 2019
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Sep 26, 2019
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Sep 26, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4517: Promoting Apprenticeships in Public Service Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4517/
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"H.R. 4517: Promoting Apprenticeships in Public Service Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4517/.
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H.R. 4517, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4517/.
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