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H.R. 8835 116th Congress House

Rural Revitalization Now Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a relocation and retention student loan repayment program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 2, 2020 See on congress.gov
Education Consumer creditDebt collectionGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guarantees
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Higher educationIncome tax exclusionInterest, dividends, interest ratesRural conditions and developmentSmall townsStudent 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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Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 2, 2020
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 Latest action December 2, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Revitalization Now Act

This bill establishes a program to provide up to $50,000 in student loan forgiveness for each borrower who lives and works in a qualifying area for eight or more years. Qualifying areas are cities or towns that are defined based on population size, population loss over the last 10 years, potential economic benefit, or designation as a major disaster area within the last 5 years.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8835: Rural Revitalization Now Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8835/
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"H.R. 8835: Rural Revitalization Now Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8835/.
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H.R. 8835, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8835/.
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[H.R. 8835: Rural Revitalization Now Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8835/)
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