US Congress House Bill 7761 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-2)
Status: Introduced on July 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Allows public service employees who are impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency to continue to participate, without disruption, in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Specifically, an individual who was employed in a public service job and who experiences lapse in employment (e.g., a furlough, a layoff, or the individual's resignation due to illness or caregiving responsibilities) because of the COVID-19 public health emergency may continue to participate in the PSLF program without disruption. The bill treats such an individual as employed in a public service job during the emergency and deems a monthly payment made by the individual as a qualifying monthly payment toward loan cancellation under the PSLF program. However, unless the individual would have completed requirements for loan cancellation during the public health emergency, the individual must resume employment in a public service job within six months after the end of the emergency. In addition, the bill directs the Department of Education to develop and make available guidance related to the assistance provided by the bill.

Protecting Access to Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act

Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]
Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]
Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]
Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2020-07-23	House	Introduced in House

SB3760 (Related) 2020-05-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7761/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7761/BILLS-116hr7761ih.pdf