Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2017
Latest action · Jun 21, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 21, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2017
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include as a public service job for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program a full-time job as an employee of a management and operating contractor of a national laboratory owned by the Department of Energy.
This bill and its amendments take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2007.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 21, 2017 to Sep 26, 2018; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 21, 2017 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jun 21, 2017 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Jun 21, 2017 |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Original | Jun 21, 2017 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jun 21, 2017 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jun 21, 2017 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jul 13, 2017 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Sep 26, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Sep 26, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jun 21, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2017Introduced in House
- Jun 21, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 106, June 21, 2017, page H5049.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3097 | Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 4, 2019 |
| HR 5201 | Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Sep 19, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand eligibility for public service student loan forgiveness to certain contractor employees of national laboratories.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
