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H.R. 9065: Student Loan Earned Relief Act

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H.R. 9065: Student Loan Earned Relief Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-09-29 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-09-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · 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.
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Official title

Student Loan Earned Relief Act

Plain summary

Student Loan Earned Relief Act This bill revises the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program by providing for partial loan cancellation and providing statutory authority for certain limited waiver flexibilities. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to cancel 50% of the principal and interest due on a borrower's Federal Direct Loans after the borrower makes 60 monthly loan payments while employed in a public service job. ED must cancel the remaining balance on these loans after the borrower makes an additional 60 monthly payments. The bill also provides statutory authority for the Limited PSLF Waiver, which was carried out by ED beginning on October 6, 2021, and ending on October 31, 2022. This waiver allowed borrowers to receive credit for certain past periods of repayment on loans that would otherwise not qualify for the PSLF program.

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Official text

Student Loan Earned Relief Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · 0 cosponsors

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Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr9065 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117