Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act
Latest action · Jun 4, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 4, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act
This bill directs the Department of Education 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 a federal student loan made after this bill's enactment. Currently, the loan is forgiven if the borrower is not in default and has made 120 monthly payments on such loan while employed as a public service employee.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2019 to Aug 9, 2019; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 14, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Jun 25, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Aug 9, 2019 |
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 4, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 4, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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. 165, no. 93, June 4, 2019, page H4313.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3026 | Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act | Reintroduction of | Jun 22, 2017 |
| S 3760 | Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID–19 Crisis Act | Related bill | May 19, 2020 |
| HR 4724 | Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jul 27, 2021 |
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 provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Education
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Health personnel
- Higher education
- Interest, dividends, interest rates
- Law enforcement officers
- Military personnel and dependents
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Student aid and college costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2019Introduced 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.
