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HR 8474 117th Congress House Education

Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act

Introduced: July 21, 2022 Introduced by: Norcross, Donald Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Jul 21, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 21, 2022
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Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act

This bill makes changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Among other changes, the bill (1) allows a borrower who obtained an eligible Federal Direct Loan on or after January 1, 1994, to receive loan forgiveness under the PSLF program; (2) provides additional relevant definitions, including to specify that full-time employment is at least 30 hours a week; and (3) allows an eligible teacher to use the same teaching service to qualify for both the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program and the PSLF program.

What's happening now July 21, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6898 Related bill Teacher Debt Relief Act
  • S 4581 Related bill Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 4, 2022
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Oct 4, 2022
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 4, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8474: Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8474/
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