To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow participation in certain Fulbright programs to qualify for the repayment plan for public service employees, and for other purposes.
This bill changes the Higher Education Act to allow participants in specific Fulbright programs to count their service toward federal student loan forgiveness for public service workers. It directly affects borrowers with federal student loans who have completed the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program or Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program. The key provision adds these Fulbright roles to the list of qualifying "public service jobs" under the existing Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. This means Fulbright participants can now have their service counted toward the required 10 years of public service needed to qualify for loan forgiveness. The change applies to current and future Fulbright participants who are enrolled in the loan forgiveness program.
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Introduced Jul 9, 2024
Last action Jul 9, 2024
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Jul 9, 2024
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Jul 9, 2024
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
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André Carson
DDemocratic
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Judy Chu
DDemocratic
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