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HR 5372 116th Congress House

Safety Net Health Plan Employee Student Loan Forgiveness Fairness Act

Official title: To clarify that employees of safety net health plans are eligible for loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Introduced: December 9, 2019 Introduced by: Smith, Adam Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Dec 9, 2019
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 Latest action December 9, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safety Net Health Plan Employee Student Loan Forgiveness Fairness Act

This bill provides employees of safety net health plans with statutory eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program; safety net health plans are generally Medicaid managed care plans sponsored by a nonprofit organization as opposed to a commercial health plan.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
Heck, Denny
· Dec 19, 2019
Kilmer, Derek
· Dec 10, 2019
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Dec 9, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5372: Safety Net Health Plan Employee Student Loan Forgiveness Fairness Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5372/
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"H.R. 5372: Safety Net Health Plan Employee Student Loan Forgiveness Fairness Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5372/.
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H.R. 5372, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5372/.
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