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H.R. 8330 117th Congress House

Strengthening and Improving Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act of 2022

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to amend the public service loan forgiveness program.

Introduced: July 12, 2022 Introduced by: Joe Courtney Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 12, 2022
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 Latest action July 12, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening and Improving Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act of 2022

This bill makes changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, including by (1) lowering the number of monthly payments required for loan forgiveness from 120 to 60; and (2) making permanent certain limited waivers, such as a waiver that allowed certain late or partial loan payments to count as qualifying payments for PSLF loan forgiveness.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4345 Simplifying and Strengthening Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6
D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Aug 23, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· Aug 9, 2022
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jul 27, 2022
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Swalwell, Eric
California · Jul 18, 2022
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jul 12, 2022
Bowman, Jamaal
· Jul 12, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 12, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Jul 12, 2022
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 12, 2022
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 12, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8330: Strengthening and Improving Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8330/
MLA
"H.R. 8330: Strengthening and Improving Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8330/.
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H.R. 8330, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8330/.
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