# 117-hr-8856: Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2022

117-hr-8856, Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8856
- Congress: 117
- Title: Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-09-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2022 This bill expands the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program. Among other provisions, the bill (1) renames the program the Educator Loan Forgiveness program, (2) expands program eligibility to early childhood educators and program directors serving in early childhood education programs and school leaders serving in public high-need schools, and (3) establishes a program in which the Department of Education cancels monthly student loan payments during qualifying service and provides complete loan forgiveness after five years of service.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2022-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8856 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8856)

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- [117-hr-7910: Protecting Our Kids Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7910)
- [117-hres-891: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendm…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-891)
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