May 14, 2026
Mrs. Hayes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change certain eligibility provisions for loan forgiveness for teachers, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Teacher Debt Relief Act
.
Sec. 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).