# 117-hr-7465: PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act

117-hr-7465, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7465
- Congress: 117
- Title: PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-04-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Payment Completion Fairness Act or the PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act This bill removes the requirement that a borrower must be employed in a public service job at the time of loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Under the current PSLF program, the Department of Education must cancel the balance of interest and principal due on a borrower's Federal Direct Loans after the borrower makes 120 monthly loan payments while employed in a public service job and, at the time of loan forgiveness, the borrower is employed in a public service job. This bill removes the requirement that the borrower must be working in a public service job at the time of loan forgiveness.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2022-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7465 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7465)

## Related
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-3642: Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3642)
- [117-hr-3294: IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3294)
- [117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3173)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7465 (as of 2025-11-18).