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S. 1203 116th Congress Senate

What You Can Do For Your Country Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve the public service loan forgiveness program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 11, 2019 Introduced by: Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 11, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

What You Can Do For Your Country Act

This bill revises the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, including by

  • allowing borrowers with loans under the Federal Family Education Loan program to be eligible for the PSLF program,
  • allowing borrowers to receive loan forgiveness on half of their total loans after satisfying 60 qualifying payment obligations,
  • revising provisions related to loan consolidation,
  • revising the types of payments that count toward qualifying payment obligations,
  • defining full-time employment as 30 hours per week,
  • requiring the Department of Education (ED) to provide certain notices to borrowers,
  • revising the process for certification of employment,
  • requiring ED to establish a database of qualifying employers,
  • providing a process for borrowers to satisfy past monthly payment obligations,
  • requiring lenders to provide to ED necessary borrower repayment history information, and
  • requiring ED to establish a dispute resolution process.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2441 Identical bill What You Can Do For Your Country Act
  • HR 3102 HIGHER ED Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 22 Independent 1
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Nov 21, 2019
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Oct 16, 2019
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 10, 2019
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Jul 30, 2019
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 30, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jul 30, 2019
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 28, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 15, 2019
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 11, 2019
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Apr 11, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 11, 2019
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Apr 11, 2019
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Apr 11, 2019
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 11, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Apr 11, 2019
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Apr 11, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 11, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 11, 2019
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Apr 11, 2019
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 11, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 11, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 11, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1203: What You Can Do For Your Country Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1203/
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