Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act
Summary
Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act This bill revises the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program to provide for partial loan cancellation based on the length of public service employment. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED) 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 Federal Direct Loans made after the bill's enactment. Under the current PSLF program, ED 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 27, 2021
Last action Jul 27, 2021
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Committee
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Jul 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
lower
Jul 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Eric Swalwell
DDemocratic
Co
Bobby L. Rush
DDemocratic
Co
Brendan F. Boyle
DDemocratic
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
Co
Diana DeGette
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Jahana Hayes
DDemocratic
Co
John Garamendi
DDemocratic
Co
Seth Moulton
DDemocratic
Co
Suzan K. DelBene
DDemocratic
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