S. 2485 119th Congress Senate

Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness.

Introduced: July 28, 2025 Introduced by: Richard J. Durbin Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

Education

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Jul 28, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Jul 28, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4776)

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What's happening now July 28, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4776)

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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SENATE
2 filings

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Cosponsors 5

Luján, Ben Ray

New Mexico · Feb 9, 2026

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Jul 28, 2025

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · Jul 28, 2025

Padilla, Alex

California · Jul 28, 2025

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Jul 28, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2485: Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2485/

MLA

"S. 2485: Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2485/.

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S. 2485, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2485/.

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