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H.R. 4645 116th Congress House

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow certain payments made by public service employees to qualify for public service repayment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 11, 2019 Introduced by: Bill Foster Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
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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Oct 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 Latest action October 11, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2019

This bill revises the public service loan forgiveness program to expand the types of payments made by public service employees for Federal Direct Loans that qualify as payments under the program. Specifically, employees' first 60 monthly payments to graduated repayment plans or extended repayment plans qualify as payments under the program.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4859 Reintroduction of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2018
  • HR 1633 Reintroduced Bill Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 1
O'Halleran, Tom
· Oct 18, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 11, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Oct 11, 2019
Lee, Barbara
· Oct 11, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4645: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4645/
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"H.R. 4645: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4645/.
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H.R. 4645, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4645/.
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