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118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 7477 — Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2024

“To require the Secretary of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Secretary of Education in order to ensure individuals who are current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees and are otherwise eligible for assistance under the public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of employment automatically certified and counted towards the public service loan forgiveness program.”

Armed forces and national security
Introduced Feb 29, 2024
Last action Feb 29, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Feb 29, 2024
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Referred
Feb 29, 2024
Armed Services · Education and Workforce
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Department of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Department of Education to ensure that current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees who are eligible for the public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of employment (beginning on October 1, 2007) certified.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Feb 29, 2024
Introduced in House
Feb 29, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Feb 29, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.