Teacher Debt Relief Act
H.R. 8815119th Congress

Teacher Debt Relief Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5)11 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · May 14, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Teacher Debt Relief Act.

Section 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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