HR8815Referred to Committee

Teacher Debt Relief Act

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Introduced
In Committee
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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-05-14
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Sponsor

Jahana Hayes
Jahana Hayes
Democrat · CT · Representative
Votes with party: 97.8% (596 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2026-05-14

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Plain-English Summary

The legislation would modify rules for teachers seeking loan forgiveness programs, making it easier for educators to qualify for having their student loans cancelled or reduced after years of service. Teachers in public schools and certain nonprofit organizations would be the primary beneficiaries of these changes to federal student loan forgiveness policies.

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Education

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8815 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8815 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change certain eligibility provisions for loan forgiveness for teachers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2026 Mrs. Hayes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change certain eligibility provisions for loan forgiveness for teachers, 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 ``Teacher Debt Relief Act''. SEC. 2. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR TEACHERS. The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 428J(g)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1078-10(g)(2))-- (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end; (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); (2) in section 455(m) (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)), in paragraph (4), by striking ``both this subsection and section 428J, 428K, 428L, or 460'' and inserting ``both this subsection and section 428K or 428L''; and (3) in section 460(g)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087j(g)(2))-- (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end; (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B). <all>
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