Skip to main content
S 3827 117th Congress Senate Education

Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2022

Introduced: March 14, 2022 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 14, 2022
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2022

This bill modifies the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program by increasing the amount of loan forgiveness available for certain qualified teachers who have federal student loans. The program provides loan forgiveness for teachers who are highly qualified, teach full-time in a low-income school or educational service agency, and complete five years of consecutive service.

Specifically, the bill increases from $5,000 to $15,000 the amount of available loan forgiveness for an elementary or secondary school teacher in any subject.

It also increases from $17,500 to $30,000 the amount of available loan forgiveness for a secondary school math or science teacher and for a special education teacher.

What's happening now March 14, 2022

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2987 Related bill Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3827: Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3827/
MLA
"S. 3827: Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3827/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 3827, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3827/.
Markdown link
[S. 3827: Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3827/)
Report a problem