[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10298 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10298
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow certain payments
made by public service employees to qualify for public service
repayment, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 4, 2026
Mr. Foster (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Adams, Mr. Bishop, Mr.
Carson, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Craig, Mr. Figures, Mr. Garcia of
Illinois, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow certain payments
made by public service employees to qualify for public service
repayment, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Inclusion Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. QUALIFYING PAYMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 455(m)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(1)(A)) is amended--
(1) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
``(iii) monthly payments under a repayment
plan under subsection (d)(1) or (g)--
``(I) with respect to the first 60
monthly payments, without regard to the
amount of such payment; and
``(II) with respect to each
subsequent monthly payment, of not less
than the monthly amount calculated
under subsection (d)(1)(A), based on a
10-year repayment period;'';
(2) in clause (iv), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(3) in clause (v), by striking ``and'' at the end and
inserting ``or''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(vi) monthly payments under the standard
repayment plan under subsection (d)(7)(A)(i);
and''.
(b) Suspended Payments.--Section 455(m)(3) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(C) Monthly payment.--The term `monthly payment'
includes a payment described in clauses (i) through
(vi) of paragraph (1)(A) that would have been made by a
borrower for a month during any period in which--
``(i) repayment is suspended by reason of
administrative forbearance; and
``(ii) the borrower is employed in a public
service job.''.
(c) Notification to Borrowers; Applicability.--
(1) Notification.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education
shall--
(A) inform each borrower of a loan made under part
D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) of--
(i) subclause (I) of section
455(m)(1)(A)(iii) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(1)(A)(iii)), as
added by this Act;
(ii) subparagraph (C) of section 455(m)(3)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087e(m)(3)), as added by this Act; and
(iii) the effect of such subclause and such
subparagraph on loan cancellation under section
455(m) (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)); and
(B) provide information to such borrowers on how to
change repayment plans.
(2) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
with respect to payment amounts of the first 60 monthly
payments under section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)) shall apply to borrowers who, on or
after the date of the enactment of this section, have made
fewer than 120 monthly payments pursuant to such section.
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