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H.R. 7761: Protecting Access to Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act

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H.R. 7761: Protecting Access to Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-23 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

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

Plain summary

Protecting Access to Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act This bill 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.

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Official text

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

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · 37 cosponsors

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David P. Joyce (R-OH), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), John B. Larson (D-CT), Grace Meng (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Josh Harder (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), William R. Keating (D-MA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr7761 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116