# 117-hr-8330: Strengthening and Improving Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act of 2022

117-hr-8330, Strengthening and Improving Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (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-8330
- Congress: 117
- Title: Strengthening and Improving Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-07-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Strengthening and Improving Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act of 2022 This bill makes changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, including by (1) lowering the number of monthly payments required for loan forgiveness from 120 to 60; and (2) making permanent certain limited waivers, such as a waiver that allowed certain late or partial loan payments to count as qualifying payments for PSLF loan forgiveness.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8330 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8330)

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- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-7910: Protecting Our Kids Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7910)
- [117-hres-1096: Approving certain regulations to implement provisions of the Congressional Acco…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1096)
- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8330 (as of 2025-11-18).