Judges Block Rule on Student Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants
Two federal courts have intervened to halt a rule affecting student loan forgiveness for public service workers. The rule was set to limit eligibility for the program. (sources: nytimes, theguardian, businessinsider)
Federal judges have blocked a rule from the Trump administration that aimed to narrow eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. The decision came just before the rule was scheduled to take effect.
- Two federal courts issued rulings against the Trump administration's rule.
- The rule sought to limit eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
- The legal challenge was supported by Democratic-led states.
Why it matters
The ruling preserves access to student loan forgiveness for public service workers.
↓ Congress can act on this
6 bills on this issue are moving right now — and the most active one is HR3267: PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act.
HR3267 · 119th Congress
PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act
Where do you stand on this bill?
Takes about 60 seconds
About this bill
What HR3267 actually does
This story is about Judges Block Rule on Student Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants. This bill would remove the requirement that a borrower still be employed in public service at the time forgiveness is granted.
If passed, it would:
- Remove the requirement that a borrower still be employed in public service at the time forgiveness is granted • Reduce one pathway for administrative denials after qualifying service has already been performed.
5 other bills moving on this issue
Take action on any of them individually.
This story is about Judges Block Rule on Student Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants. This bill would improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program” as part of a larger higher-education package.
If passed, it would
- Improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program” as part of a larger higher-education package • Pair PSLF changes with other affordability measures such as Pell and interest-rate changes.
This story is about Judges Block Rule on Student Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants. This bill would keep the employment-during-payment concept while removing the employment-at-forgiveness requirement.
If passed, it would
- Keep the employment-during-payment concept while removing the employment-at-forgiveness requirement • Add staged forgiveness for new loans after specified payment milestones in public service.
This story is about Judges Block Rule on Student Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants. This bill would cut the required qualifying-payment count from 120 to 96.
If passed, it would
- Cut the required qualifying-payment count from 120 to 96 • Make forgiveness available without regard to whether the borrower still holds a qualifying job when cancellation is.
This story is about Judges Block Rule on Student Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants. This bill would remove the employment-at-forgiveness requirement in the Senate’s version of the PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act.
If passed, it would
- Remove the employment-at-forgiveness requirement in the Senate’s version of the PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act • Give senators a direct statutory alternative to leaving PSLF eligibility fights to agency rules and courts.
This story is about Judges Block Rule on Student Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants. This bill would codify Executive Order 14235 into statute.
If passed, it would
- Codify Executive Order 14235 into statute • Shift the dispute from agency rulemaking toward a direct congressional choice on PSLF eligibility limits.
Top coverage · 3 sources