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H.R. 8474

Referred to Committee

Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act

Introduced 7/21/2022•117th Congress•House

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

7/21/2022 • House

Summary

Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act

This bill makes changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Among other changes, the bill (1) allows a borrower who obtained an eligible Federal Direct Loan on or after January 1, 1994, to receive loan forgiveness under the PSLF program; (2) provides additional relevant definitions, including to specify that full-time employment is at least 30 hours a week; and (3) allows an eligible teacher to use the same teaching service to qualify for both the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program and the PSLF program.

Introduced in House • 7/21/2022

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Education

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (4)

Party Breakdown

3
Democrats
1
Republicans
0
Independents

Sponsor

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Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]

Democrat • NJ-1

Sponsored 7/21/2022

Cosponsors (3)

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Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

D-CT-5

Joined 10/4/2022

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Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]

D-MA-8

Joined 10/4/2022

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

July 21, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Committee Review

Floor Debate

Passed Chamber

Other Chamber

President

Enacted into Law

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House7/21/2022

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors3