Bill Tracker / 117th Congress / H.R. 9097
H.R. 9097 · 117th Congress
Public Service Reward Act
Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. — 09/30/2022
What This Bill Does
Public Service Reward Act
This bill makes changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Among these changes, the bill (1) directs the Department of Education to provide partial loan forgiveness to a borrower for every 12 months of qualifying payments and employment, and (2) makes additional loan types (e.g., Federal Family Education Loans and Perkins Loans) eligible for forgiveness under the PSLF program.
Summary as of 09/30/2022, via Congress.gov / Congressional Research Service.