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S. 2478 117th Congress Senate

Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 27, 2021 Introduced by: Richard Blumenthal Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 27, 2021
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 Latest action July 27, 2021

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act

This bill revises the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program to provide for partial loan cancellation based on the length of public service employment.

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to cancel 15%, 15%, 20%, 20%, and 30% of the amount a borrower owes after 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 years of public service employment, respectively, on Federal Direct Loans made after the bill's enactment. Under the current PSLF program, ED must cancel the balance of interest and principal due on a borrower's Federal Direct Loans after the borrower makes 120 monthly loan payments while employed in a public service job.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4724 Identical bill Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 27, 2021
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jul 27, 2021
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2478: Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2478/
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"S. 2478: Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2478/.
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S. 2478, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2478/.
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