# 117-hr-6898: Teacher Debt Relief Act

117-hr-6898, Teacher Debt Relief Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6898
- Congress: 117
- Title: Teacher Debt Relief Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-03-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Teacher Debt Relief Act This bill allows an eligible teacher to use the same teaching service to qualify for both the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6898 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6898)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6898 (as of 2025-11-18).