3.0.0 7761 2023-01-11T13:45:50Z 2023-01-11T13:45:50Z House HR 2020-07-23 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 130 (Thursday, July 23, 2020)][House][Pages H3838-H3839]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SWALWELL of California:H.R. 7761.[[Page H3839]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-23T13:03:10Z Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID–19 Crisis Act 116 3760 S 2020-05-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2020-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2020-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 N J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2020-07-23 True C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2020-07-23 True C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2020-07-23 True D000631 Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] Madeleine Dean D PA 4 2020-07-23 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2020-07-23 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2020-07-23 True H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2020-07-23 True L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2020-07-23 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2020-07-23 True M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2020-07-23 True M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2020-07-23 True R000616 Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] Harley Rouda D CA 48 2020-07-23 True R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 2020-07-23 True S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 2020-07-23 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2020-07-23 True T000482 Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] Lori Trahan D MA 3 2020-07-23 True V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2020-07-23 True B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 2 2020-07-30 False G000587 Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] Sylvia Garcia D TX R. 29 2020-07-30 False H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2020-07-31 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2020-08-07 False K000380 Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] Daniel Kildee D MI T. 5 2020-08-07 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2020-08-07 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-08-07 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2020-08-07 False S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. 0 2020-08-07 False T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2020-08-07 False V000132 Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] Filemon Vela D TX 34 2020-08-07 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2020-08-14 False K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2020-08-14 False F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2020-09-15 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 2020-10-23 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2020-10-23 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2020-10-23 False E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] Dwight Evans D PA 3 2020-10-23 False P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2020-11-05 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2020-11-16 False Education Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government lending and loan guarantees Health personnel Higher education Infectious and parasitic diseases Law enforcement officers Lawyers and legal services Libraries and archives Military personnel and dependents Preschool education Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Unemployment Education 00 2020-07-23 Introduced in House 2020-10-19T21:39:37Z Protecting Access to Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act

This bill allows public service employees who are impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency to continue to participate, without disruption, in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Specifically, an individual who was employed in a public service job and who experiences lapse in employment (e.g., a furlough, a layoff, or the individual's resignation due to illness or caregiving responsibilities) because of the COVID-19 public health emergency may continue to participate in the PSLF program without disruption. The bill treats such an individual as employed in a public service job during the emergency and deems a monthly payment made by the individual as a qualifying monthly payment toward loan cancellation under the PSLF program. However, unless the individual would have completed requirements for loan cancellation during the public health emergency, the individual must resume employment in a public service job within six months after the end of the emergency.

In addition, the bill directs the Department of Education to develop and make available guidance related to the assistance provided by the bill.

]]> Protecting Access to Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act Display Title Protecting Access to Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Access to Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To provide for student loan forgiveness for public service workers whose employment may have been affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7761ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7761ih.xml 2020-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 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.