Peace Corps and AmeriCorps Student Loan Forgiveness Act
The Peace Corps and AmeriCorps Student Loan Forgiveness Act amends federal student loan rules to count months of deferment or forbearance during service as Peace Corps volunteers or AmeriCorps members toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness. It applies to borrowers with eligible federal student loans who were in deferment or forbearance after October 1, 2007, while serving in approved Peace Corps or AmeriCorps roles. This change treats each qualifying service month as a "qualifying payment," reducing the time needed to reach the 120 required payments for loan forgiveness. The bill directly benefits current and former Peace Corps volunteers and AmeriCorps members with federal student loans.
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Introduced Feb 26, 2024
Last action Feb 26, 2024
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Feb 26, 2024
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Feb 26, 2024
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1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
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John Garamendi
DDemocratic
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André Carson
DDemocratic
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Andy Kim
DDemocratic
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Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
RRepublican
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Danny K. Davis
DDemocratic
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David J. Trone
DDemocratic
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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Gwen Moore
DDemocratic
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Jamie Raskin
DDemocratic
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Jill N. Tokuda
DDemocratic
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