118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1331PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act

A bill to ensure that borrowers who have performed qualifying public service are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

Education
Introduced Apr 27, 2023
Last action Apr 10, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Apr 27, 2023
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Referred
Apr 27, 2023
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · HELP
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Committee
Apr 10, 2024
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill removes the requirement that a borrower must be employed in a public service job at the time of loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Under the current PSLF program, the Department of Education must cancel the balance of interest and principal due on a borrower's Federal Direct Loans after the borrower makes 120 monthly loan payments while employed in a public service job and, at the time of loan forgiveness, the borrower is employed in a public service job. This bill removes the requirement that the borrower must be working in a public service job at the time of loan forgiveness.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 3 actions
Apr 10, 2024
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy. Hearings held.
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Apr 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.