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What You Can Do For Your Country Act

USA116th CongressHR-2441| House 
| Updated: 5/1/2019
John P. Sarbanes

John P. Sarbanes

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (82)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Jared F. Golden (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
What You Can Do For Your Country Act This bill revises the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, including by allowing borrowers with loans under the Federal Family Education Loan program to be eligible for the PSLF program, allowing borrowers to receive loan forgiveness on half of their total loans after satisfying 60 qualifying payment obligations, revising provisions related to loan consolidation, revising the types of payments that count toward qualifying payment obligations, defining full-time employment as 30 hours per week, requiring the Department of Education (ED) to provide certain notices to borrowers, revising the process for certification of employment, requiring ED to establish a database of qualifying employers, providing a process for borrowers to satisfy past monthly payment obligations, requiring lenders to provide to ED necessary borrower repayment history information, and requiring ED to establish a dispute resolution process.
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Timeline
Apr 11, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-1203
Introduced in Senate
May 1, 2019
Introduced in House
May 1, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • April 11, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-1203
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 1, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • May 1, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education

Related Bills

  • S 116-1203: What You Can Do For Your Country Act
  • HR 116-3102: HIGHER ED Act
Family servicesFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth personnelHigher educationLaw enforcement officersLawyers and legal servicesLibraries and archivesMilitary personnel and dependentsNursingPreschool educationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula

What You Can Do For Your Country Act

USA116th CongressHR-2441| House 
| Updated: 5/1/2019
What You Can Do For Your Country Act This bill revises the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, including by allowing borrowers with loans under the Federal Family Education Loan program to be eligible for the PSLF program, allowing borrowers to receive loan forgiveness on half of their total loans after satisfying 60 qualifying payment obligations, revising provisions related to loan consolidation, revising the types of payments that count toward qualifying payment obligations, defining full-time employment as 30 hours per week, requiring the Department of Education (ED) to provide certain notices to borrowers, revising the process for certification of employment, requiring ED to establish a database of qualifying employers, providing a process for borrowers to satisfy past monthly payment obligations, requiring lenders to provide to ED necessary borrower repayment history information, and requiring ED to establish a dispute resolution process.
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Timeline
Apr 11, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-1203
Introduced in Senate
May 1, 2019
Introduced in House
May 1, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • April 11, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-1203
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 1, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • May 1, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
John P. Sarbanes

John P. Sarbanes

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (82)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Jared F. Golden (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • S 116-1203: What You Can Do For Your Country Act
  • HR 116-3102: HIGHER ED Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Family servicesFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth personnelHigher educationLaw enforcement officersLawyers and legal servicesLibraries and archivesMilitary personnel and dependentsNursingPreschool educationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula