[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3739 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3739
To amend the public service loan forgiveness program under the Higher
Education Act of 1965 to ensure qualifying public service excludes
employment with organizations that engage in activities that have a
substantial illegal purpose.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 4, 2025
Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the public service loan forgiveness program under the Higher
Education Act of 1965 to ensure qualifying public service excludes
employment with organizations that engage in activities that have a
substantial illegal purpose.
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 ``No Loan Forgiveness for Terrorists
Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE
A SUBSTANTIAL ILLEGAL PURPOSE FROM PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN
FORGIVENESS.
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) Exclusion from public service job.--
Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the term `public
service job' excludes employment with any organization
that engages in activities that have a substantial
illegal purpose, including--
``(i) aiding or abetting a violation of
section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1325) or another Federal
immigration law;
``(ii) materially supporting terrorism,
including by facilitating funding to, or the
operations of, cartels designated as Foreign
Terrorist Organizations consistent with section
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1189), or by engaging in violence for
the purpose of obstructing or influencing
Federal Government policy;
``(iii) materially supporting child abuse,
including the chemical or surgical castration
or mutilation of children or the trafficking of
children to transgender sanctuary States for
purposes of emancipation from their lawful
parents, in violation of applicable law;
``(iv) engaging in a pattern of aiding or
abetting illegal discrimination; or
``(v) engaging in a pattern of violating
State tort laws, including laws against
trespassing, disorderly conduct, public
nuisance, vandalism, or obstruction of
highways.''.
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