Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2022
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 15, 2022
Latest Action
September 15, 2022
Primary Sponsor
Ben Ray LujánDemocratic(NM)
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Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2022 This bill expands the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program. Among other provisions, the bill (1) renames the program the Educator Loan Forgiveness program, (2) expands program eligibility to early childhood educators and program directors serving in early childhood education programs and school leaders serving in public high-need schools, and (3) establishes a program in which the Department of Education cancels monthly student loan payments during qualifying service and provides complete loan forgiveness after five years of service.
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2022 · third_quarter · Education
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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FY23 education appropriations HR 8295. Early childhood programs. Loan forgiveness, including S. 4867 and H.R. 8856. Principal and teacher recruitment and retention. School Safety. Technology and Internet Access and E-rate
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Education
Public Law 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2023, Education/Health/Labor related issues broadly Student loan relief provisions generally, including student loan payment pause and debt cancellation School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; Including PSLF waiver, regulations, and TEPSLF Child Care and Pre-Kindergarten, generally Child care workforce issues, generally Enforcement of program integrity rules (higher education) H.R.2310/S.966, Climate Change Education, Entirety DC voucher/SOAR FY2023 funding and policy provisions College completion funding proposals and funding Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban Green Ribbon Schools Act, Entirety H.R.9056/S.5046, Book Banning; and Academic Censorship related issues Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband related issues Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Broadband E-rate related issues Public Law 117-200, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act H.R.8856/S.4867, Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act Department of Education, Title IX Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including Administrative adjustment, regulations, and generally Student loan interest rates H.R.9097, Public Service Reward Act S.5155, Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Coordination Improvement Act H.R.8803, IGNITE HBCU, TCU, and MSI Excellence Act H.R.9475, TEACH Act S.3663, Kids Online Safety Act Draft educator mental health bill Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally Career and Technical Education related issues Instructional spending metrics (institutions of higher education) Community School related issues Monitor the following: Electric Bus related issues TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, American Families Plan; Education provisions; Climate generally H.R.5984/S.3213, The IDEA Full Funding Act H.R.764/S.72, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety H.R.4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022, Higher education provisions (Pell Grant and data transparency provisions - House amendment #298) Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Indoor Air Quality in Schools; Implementation of School Bus related issues; and Renew America Schools program H.R.7037, School Social Workers Improving Student Services Act H.R.5428, the School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act Charter School issues, generally American Rescue Plan Maintenance of Equity requirements, Section 2004 Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Borrower defense rule issues H.R.8474/S4581, Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act Teacher Loan Repayment Act H.R.7780, Mental Health Matters Act Mental health supports for educators and school staff Public Law 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Education
Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act (H.R. 8856/S. 4867), Advanced Coursework Equity Act (H.R. 2765/S. 1305), Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act (H.R. 5255), Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act (H.R. 2877/S. 1383), Civics Secures Democracy Act (H.R. 1814/S. 879), Classrooms Reflecting Communities Act (not-yet-introduced), Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve Outcomes for Youth (DIVERSIFY) Act (H.R. 3393/S. 1780), Educational Equity Challenge Grants Act (H.R. 3767/S. 729), Educators for America Act (H.R. 6205/S. 3360), Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act (H.R. 6214/S. 3356), Emergency Family Stabilization Act (S.220), Enhancing K-12 Cybersecurity Act (H.R. 4005), Fast Track To and Through College Act (S. 1719), Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act (H.R. 1241/S. 385), Jumpstart on College Act (not-yet-introduced), K-12 Cybersecurity Act (H.R. 4691/S. 1917), Keep Our Promise to Americas Children and Teachers (PACT) Act (H.R. 764/S. 72), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 3474/S. 1858), Learning Opportunity and Achievement Act (not-yet-introduced), Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R. 721/S. 1841), National Assistant Principals Week resolution (H. Res. 291), No Name Calling Week resolution (H. Con. Res. 4), Preparing and Retaining Education Professionals Act (S. 2244), Protecting Our Students in Schools Act (H.R. 3836/S. 2029), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 5216/S. 2600), Rebuild and Reopen Americas Schools Act (H.R. 604/S. 96), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 4332/S. 2410), Save Education Jobs Act (H.R. 542), STOP Bullying Act (H.R. 549), School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act (H.R. 5428), Strength in Diversity Act (H.R. 729), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 1828), and Trauma-Informed Schools Act (not-yet-introduced); Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act (not yet introduced); Titles I, II, and IV of ESSA; Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grants; Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) program; IDEA; school climate and safety; school infrastructure student data privacy; Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; private school vouchers; District of Columbia private school voucher program; National School Counseling Week; STEM; rural education; Statewide Family Engagement Centers; educator diversity; E-Rate; homework gap; transgender students; Teacher Residency Program; Pre-Baccalaureate Preparation Program; and the Leadership Development Program; TEACH grants; Public Service Loan Forgiveness; corporal punishment; school resource officers; undocumented students; Title IX regulation on sexual harassment; LGBTQ+ students; transgender youth; emergency assistance to non-public schools; American History and Civics Education Programs; voter registration, education, and participation; education innovation and research; effective educator development grants; indoor air quality in schools; American Families Plan; proposed priorities and definitions in federal grants; Return to School Roadmap guidance; and Postsecondary STEM Pathways Grant Program
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Education
Early childhood programs. Loan forgiveness, including S. 4867 and H.R. 8856, the Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act. Principal and teacher recruitment and retention, notably the Educators for America Act S. 3360, School Safety. Technology and Internet Access and E-rate
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Education
Education Funding, Appropriations (ESSA Titles I, II, IV), Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Arts Education for all Act (H.R. 5581), Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act (H.R. 7627), Reopen and Rebuild America's Schools Act (S.96) (H.R. 604), House and Senate Resolutions Recognizing June as African American Music Appreciation Month (H.Res.1215 and S.Res.693), House and Senate Resolutions Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month (H.Res.1353) (S.Res.782), Expand Education Deduction for Teachers Act (H.R. 7071), Guarantee Access to Music and The Arts Act (H.R. 1676), Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act (H.R.8856) (S.4867), EDUCATORS for America Act (S.3360) (H.R. 6205)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Education
FY23 education appropriations HR 8295. Early childhood programs. Loan forgiveness, including S. 4867 and H.R. 8856. Principal and teacher recruitment and retention. School Safety. Technology and Internet Access and E-rate
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Education
Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act (H.R. 8856/S. 4867), Advanced Coursework Equity Act (H.R. 2765/S. 1305), Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act (H.R. 5255), Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act (H.R. 2877/S. 1383), Civics Secures Democracy Act (H.R. 1814/S. 879), Classrooms Reflecting Communities Act (not-yet-introduced), Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve Outcomes for Youth (DIVERSIFY) Act (H.R. 3393/S. 1780), Educational Equity Challenge Grants Act (H.R. 3767/S. 729), Educators for America Act (H.R. 6205/S. 3360), Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act (H.R. 6214/S. 3356), Emergency Family Stabilization Act (S.220), Enhancing K-12 Cybersecurity Act (H.R. 4005), Fast Track To and Through College Act (S. 1719), Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act (H.R. 1241/S. 385), Jumpstart on College Act (not-yet-introduced), K-12 Cybersecurity Act (H.R. 4691/S. 1917), Keep Our Promise to Americas Children and Teachers (PACT) Act (H.R. 764/S. 72), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 3474/S. 1858), Learning Opportunity and Achievement Act (not-yet-introduced), Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R. 721/S. 1841), National Assistant Principals Week resolution (H. Res. 291), No Name Calling Week resolution (H. Con. Res. 4), Preparing and Retaining Education Professionals Act (S. 2244), Protecting Our Students in Schools Act (H.R. 3836/S. 2029), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 5216/S. 2600), Rebuild and Reopen Americas Schools Act (H.R. 604/S. 96), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 4332/S. 2410), Save Education Jobs Act (H.R. 542), STOP Bullying Act (H.R. 549), School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act (H.R. 5428), Strength in Diversity Act (H.R. 729), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 1828), and Trauma-Informed Schools Act (not-yet-introduced); Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act (not yet introduced); Titles I, II, and IV of ESSA; Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grants; Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) program; IDEA; school climate and safety; school infrastructure student data privacy; Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; private school vouchers; District of Columbia private school voucher program; National School Counseling Week; STEM; rural education; Statewide Family Engagement Centers; educator diversity; E-Rate; homework gap; transgender students; Teacher Residency Program; Pre-Baccalaureate Preparation Program; and the Leadership Development Program; TEACH grants; Public Service Loan Forgiveness; corporal punishment; school resource officers; undocumented students; Title IX regulation on sexual harassment; LGBTQ+ students; transgender youth; emergency assistance to non-public schools; American History and Civics Education Programs; voter registration, education, and participation; education innovation and research; effective educator development grants; indoor air quality in schools; American Families Plan; proposed priorities and definitions in federal grants; Return to School Roadmap guidance; and Postsecondary STEM Pathways Grant Program
2022 · third_quarter · Education
H.Res29 - Teaching Climate Change in Schools Act HR 7687 - 21st Century Entrepreneurship Act HR 6214 - ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) HR 8340 - Educator Down Payment Assistance Act HR 8450 - Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act HR 8474 - Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act HR 8856 / S 4867 - Teacher Loan Forgiveness - Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act S 2089 - Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022 S 3171 - Teacher, Principal, and Leader Residency Access Act S 4581 - Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act HR 6538 - Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022 S 391 - EAGLES Act of 2021 HR 5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 HR 1808 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 HR 2897 - Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act of 2021 S 1834 - Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act of 2021 HR 8494 - Trauma Informed Schools Act S 4614 - Trauma Informed Schools Act S 2792 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 S 1486 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Public Service Loan Forgiveness Student Loan Earned Relief The importance of effective teaching, learning guidance, practice for public school educators, safe and effective re-opening of public schools. Joint planning on the International summit on the teaching profession. Educators as USCCR voices on civil rights committees. Chronic educator shortages as well as COVID related staffing issues. Advocacy on youth and educator mental health, community Schools, and educator apprenticeships.
Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · third_quarter · Education
H.Res29 - Teaching Climate Change in Schools Act HR 7687 - 21st Century Entrepreneurship Act HR 6214 - ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) HR 8340 - Educator Down Payment Assistance Act HR 8450 - Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act HR 8474 - Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act HR 8856 / S 4867 - Teacher Loan Forgiveness - Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act S 2089 - Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022 S 3171 - Teacher, Principal, and Leader Residency Access Act S 4581 - Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act HR 6538 - Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022 S 391 - EAGLES Act of 2021 HR 5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 HR 1808 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 HR 2897 - Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act of 2021 S 1834 - Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act of 2021 HR 8494 - Trauma Informed Schools Act S 4614 - Trauma Informed Schools Act S 2792 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 S 1486 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Public Service Loan Forgiveness Student Loan Earned Relief The importance of effective teaching, learning guidance, practice for public school educators, safe and effective re-opening of public schools. Joint planning on the International summit on the teaching profession. Educators as USCCR voices on civil rights committees. Chronic educator shortages as well as COVID related staffing issues. Advocacy on youth and educator mental health, community Schools, and educator apprenticeships.
Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · third_quarter · Education
Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; Including PSLF waiver and TEPSLF Child Care and Pre-Kindergarten, generally Enforcement of program integrity rules (higher education) H.R.2310/S.966, Climate Change Education, Entirety DC voucher/SOAR FY2022 and FY2023 funding and policy provisions College completion funding proposals and funding Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban Child care workforce issues, generally Green Ribbon Schools Act, Entirety Book Banning; and Academic Censorship related issues Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband related issues Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Broadband E-rate related issues Broadband E-rate related issues, generally Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Borrower defense rule issues H.R.2460/S.1098, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act H.R.8474/S4581, Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act H.R.9056, Promoting the Importance of Effective School Libraries and School Librarians Act H.R.8856/S.4867, Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act S.2981, Homes for Every Local Provider, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act H.R.2753/S.1247, Teacher Loan Repayment Act Community College Infrastructure Financing Act (draft bill) Funding Community College Infrastructure Act (draft bill) H.R.7780, Mental Health Matters Act Mental health supports for educators and school staff Public Law 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Department of Education, Title IX Monitor the following: Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally Electric Bus related issues TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, American Families Plan; Education provisions; Climate generally H.R.5984/S.3213, The IDEA Full Funding Act Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.764/S.72, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety H.R.4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022, Higher education provisions (Pell Grant and data transparency provisions - House amendment #298) Rural Education related issues and initiatives Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Indoor Air Quality in Schools; and Implementation of School Bus related issues H.R.7037, School Social Workers Improving Student Services Act H.R.5428, the School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act 504 Plan Regulatory Update Charter School issues, generally Instructional spending metrics (institutions of higher education) H.R.7465, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act S.4345, Simplifying and Strengthening Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act H.R.4786/S.2550, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act of 2021 Every Student Succeeds Act Section 8546 compliance American Rescue Plan Maintenance of Equity requirements, Section 2004 H.R.1241/S.385, Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2021, Community School related issues Student Apprenticeship Act, Entirety Coronavirus in Schools PROMESA, Implementation and Puerto Rico School Blackouts related issues Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
2022 · third_quarter · Education
Student Loan Reforms HR 8856, S 4867- Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2022 HR 8872- The LOAN Act
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
| Democratic |
| CA |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | RI |
| Jacky Rosen | Democratic | NV |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Mark Kelly | Democratic | AZ |
| Martin Heinrich | Democratic | NM |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democratic | PA |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | OR |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | IL |
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office