HR 9097
117th Congress
House
Education
Public Service Reward Act
Introduced: September 30, 2022
Introduced by:
Clyburn, James E.
Democratic
· South Carolina
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Became law
Sep 30, 2022
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.
Sep 30, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Public Service Reward Act
This bill makes changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Among these changes, the bill (1) directs the Department of Education to provide partial loan forgiveness to a borrower for every 12 months of qualifying payments and employment, and (2) makes additional loan types (e.g., Federal Family Education Loans and Perkins Loans) eligible for forgiveness under the PSLF program.
What's happening now
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.
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