# 117-hr-1133: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.

117-hr-1133, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1133
- Congress: 117
- Title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2021-02-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 35
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.

## Cosponsors (35)

- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2021-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2021-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2021-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2021-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2021-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2021-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2021-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25] (R-CA), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2021-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-1133 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1133)

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