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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 11, 2007
Education for Public Service Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to forgive the balance due on Direct Loans and direct consolidation loans by individuals who have been public sector employees for 10 years and have made 120 income contingent payments on such loans.
Revises income contingent Direct Loan repayment schedules for married borrowers to attribute to the borrower one-half (rather than all) of the combined adjusted gross income of the borrower and the borrower's spouse.
People & committees
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] · D–MD
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1380-1381)
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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