# 119-hr-3739: No Loan Forgiveness for Terrorists Act of 2025

119-hr-3739, No Loan Forgiveness for Terrorists Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3739
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Loan Forgiveness for Terrorists Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would bar borrowers from receiving Public Service Loan Forgiveness if their employer materially supports terrorism, serious child abuse, or other specified illegal activity.** The bill would amend the Higher Education Act to say time spent working for organizations that 'engage in activities that have a substantial illegal purpose' would not count as qualifying public service for PSLF purposes. - Borrowers: Time that a borrower spends working for an excluded organization would not count toward the service requirement for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, so those borrowers could lose eligibility for forgiveness tied to that job. - Employers and organizations: Nonprofits, government employers, and other organizations could be disqualified as qualifying public service employers if they engage in listed misconduct. - Listed exclusions: The bill names five triggers that would create an exclusion: aiding or abetting immigration law violations; materially supporting terrorism, including funding cartels designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations; materially supporting child abuse, including chemical or surgical castration or trafficking children to transgender sanctuary States for emancipation from lawful parents; patterns of aiding illegal discrimination; and patterns of violating state tort laws such as trespassing, disorderly conduct, public nuisance, vandalism, or obstruction of highways.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tighter PSLF rules for some employers: cost, high. This bill would change which jobs count for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Work would not qualify if your employer mainly engages in listed illegal activities. Examples include helping break federal immigration law; materially supporting terrorism (including cartels designated as foreign t…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-9109: Stop ANTIFA Act of 2026
- 119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3739 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3739)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-9109: Stop ANTIFA Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9109)
- [119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-687)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3739 (as of 2026-04-21).