# 118-hr-9517: To direct the Secretary of Education to deem each month for which certain Federal student loans are in deferment during a period of active duty service as months counted toward public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.

118-hr-9517, To direct the Secretary of Education to deem each month for which certain Federal student loans are in deferment during a period of active duty service as months counted toward public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT); status Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-9517
- Congress: 118
- Title: To direct the Secretary of Education to deem each month for which certain Federal student loans are in deferment during a period of active duty service as months counted toward public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2024-09-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To direct the Secretary of Education to deem each month for which certain Federal student loans are in deferment during a period of active duty service as months counted toward public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2024-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2024-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2024-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-9517 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9517)

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