H.R. 8815

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8815 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8815

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change certain eligibility 
provisions for loan forgiveness for teachers, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 14, 2026

Mrs. Hayes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce

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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).
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