HR 7457 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Peace Corps and AmeriCorps Student Loan Forgiveness Act

Introduced Feb 26, 2024 Originated House Sponsor John Garamendi D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 26, 2024 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 26, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2024 to Dec 3, 2024; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 26, 2024
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalFeb 26, 2024
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 26, 2024
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 26, 2024
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalFeb 26, 2024
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalFeb 26, 2024
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalFeb 26, 2024
D-MDJamie RaskinMar 5, 2024
D-ILMike QuigleyMar 8, 2024
D-NJAndy KimMar 11, 2024
D-ILDanny K. DavisMar 11, 2024
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzMar 19, 2024
D-HIJill N. TokudaMar 19, 2024
D-MASeth MoultonMar 19, 2024
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenApr 15, 2024
D-ILSean CastenAug 6, 2024
D-MIShri ThanedarDec 3, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Feb 26, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 26, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Feb 26, 2024Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To direct the Secretary of Education to count months during which Peace Corps volunteers and AmeriCorps members have eligible Federal Direct Loans in deferment or forbearance toward eligibility for public service loan forgiveness.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 34, February 26, 2024, page H696.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Secretary of Education to count months during which Peace Corps volunteers and AmeriCorps members have eligible Federal Direct Loans in deferment or forbearance toward eligibility for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Peace Corps and AmeriCorps Student Loan Forgiveness Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 26, 2024Introduced in House

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