# 116-hr-8393: Frontline Health Care Worker Student Loan Assistance Act of 2020

116-hr-8393, Frontline Health Care Worker Student Loan Assistance Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ); status Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8393
- Congress: 116
- Title: Frontline Health Care Worker Student Loan Assistance Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-09-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Frontline Health Care Worker Student Loan Assistance Act of 2020 This bill establishes a temporary program to provide federal and private student loan forgiveness to certain frontline health care workers. Frontline health care workers are those individuals who have made significant contributions to the medical response (e.g., patient care, medical research, or testing) to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national emergency.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8905: Supply Chain Security and Pharmaceutical Authentication Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8893: Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act
- 116-hr-8845: Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8830: You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8764: Stop China’s IP Theft Act
- 116-hr-8727: Telehealth Modernization Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8393 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8393)

## Related
- [116-hr-8905: Supply Chain Security and Pharmaceutical Authentication Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8905)
- [116-hr-8893: Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8893)
- [116-hr-8845: Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8845)
- [116-hr-8830: You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8830)
- [116-hr-8764: Stop China’s IP Theft Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8764)
- [116-hr-8727: Telehealth Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8727)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8393 (as of 2025-11-18).