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HR 2949 118th Congress House Education Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Student aid and college costs

PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act

Introduced: December 6, 2023 Introduced by: Houlahan, Chrissy Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 27, 2023
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness Payment Completion Fairness Act or the PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act

This bill removes the requirement that a borrower must be employed in a public service job at the time of loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Under the current PSLF program, the Department of Education 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 and, at the time of loan forgiveness, the borrower is employed in a public service job. This bill removes the requirement that the borrower must be working in a public service job at the time of loan forgiveness.

What's happening now April 27, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2949: PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2949/
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"H.R. 2949: PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2949/.
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H.R. 2949, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2949/.
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