HR 1229 · 116th Congress · Education

Preserving Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Military Spouses Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-02-14· Sponsored by Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.(2019-02-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Preserving Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Military Spouses Act of 2019 This bill modifies the qualifying service requirement of the teacher loan forgiveness program for certain military spouses who have student federal loans. Under current law, an otherwise qualified full-time teacher must complete five consecutive years of service to be eligible for the teacher loan forgiveness program. This bill permits a teacher who completes five full-time years of nonconsecutive service to be eligible for loan forgiveness if the teacher's spouse was relocated by the military.…

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Cosponsors (16)

13 Democrats3 Republicans
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]NY
Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]MS
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]AL
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]CO
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]CA
Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]VA
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]IN
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]CA
Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]NJ
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]CO
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]OH
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]NJ
Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]VA
Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]MN
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]NY