3.0.0 3026 2023-01-11T13:37:46Z 2023-01-11T13:37:46Z House HR 2017-06-22 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 107 (Thursday, June 22, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SWALWELL of California:H.R. 3026.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H5111]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-06-22T14:03:05Z Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act 115 1412 S 2017-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS Strengthening American Communities Act of 2018 115 2984 S 2018-05-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2936-2937) Related bill CRS 2017-06-22 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 N G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2017-06-22 True B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 13 2017-06-22 True K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2017-06-26 False P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 2017-07-27 False D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2017-07-27 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2018-05-09 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2018-05-22 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2018-06-28 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2018-07-24 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2018-08-07 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2018-08-21 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2018-09-25 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2018-10-12 False Education Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Health personnel Higher education Interest, dividends, interest rates Law enforcement officers Military personnel and dependents Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Student aid and college costs Education 00 2017-06-22 Introduced in House 2017-09-06T13:32:09Z Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct 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 a William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan made after this bill's enactment. (Currently, the balance of a borrower's Direct Loan is canceled if the borrower is not in default and has made 120 monthly payments on such loan while employed as a public service employee.)

The bill: (1) requires borrowers availing themselves of such loan cancellation to submit an employment certification form that includes self-certification of employment and employer certification of employment dates, and (2) places the borrower's loan in deferment during the period in which the borrower is employed in an eligible public service job if the borrower submits such form to ED.

If a portion of a loan is canceled for any year, the interest on such loan for such year must be canceled.

]]> Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act Display Title Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act Introduced in House 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3026ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3026ih.xml 2017-06-22 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.