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HR 8856 117th Congress House Education

Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2022

Introduced: September 28, 2022 Introduced by: Leger Fernandez, Teresa Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 15, 2022
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Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2022

This bill expands the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program. Among other provisions, the bill (1) renames the program the Educator Loan Forgiveness program, (2) expands program eligibility to early childhood educators and program directors serving in early childhood education programs and school leaders serving in public high-need schools, and (3) establishes a program in which the Department of Education cancels monthly student loan payments during qualifying service and provides complete loan forgiveness after five years of service.

What's happening now September 15, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4867 Identical bill Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 11
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Nov 3, 2022
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 3, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 3, 2022
Trone, David
· Nov 3, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· Sep 28, 2022
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 26, 2022
Bowman, Jamaal
· Sep 15, 2022
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Chu, Judy
California · Sep 15, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 15, 2022
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 15, 2022
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Sep 15, 2022
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Sep 15, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 15, 2022
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Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 15, 2022
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 15, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8856: Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8856/
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"H.R. 8856: Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8856/.
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H.R. 8856, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8856/.
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