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To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change certain eligibility provisions for loan forgiveness for teachers, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify eligibility provisions for teacher loan forgiveness programs. The bill removes references to certain teacher loan forgiveness program sections while maintaining references to other programs. Specific amendments are made to sections 428J, 455, and 460 of the Higher Education Act to revise which loan forgiveness programs teachers may be eligible for under federal student loan provisions.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jahana Hayes’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $71,461
- BERKSHIRE PARTNERS LLC $14,814
- LOEHMANN BLASIUS $13,200
- TEENLIFE MEDIA $9,900
- JP MORGAN CHASE $9,900
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Actions (2)
- May 14, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- May 14, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
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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