# 119-hr-4973: Fulbright Teacher’s Loan Forgiveness Act

119-hr-4973, Fulbright Teacher’s Loan Forgiveness Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4973
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fulbright Teacher’s Loan Forgiveness Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Treats Fulbright teaching service as qualifying public service employment for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).** This bill would add participation in the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program and the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program to the Higher Education Act’s PSLF eligibility rules so that that time can count as public service employment. Fulbright participants who have federal student loans could apply their Fulbright service time toward PSLF’s employment requirement, provided they meet the program’s other rules such as making qualifying payments. The change only recognizes those Fulbright programs as qualifying public service for the purpose of loan cancellation under the existing PSLF framework.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Count Fulbright service toward loan forgiveness: benefit, high. If enacted, time in a Fulbright Teacher Exchange or Fulbright English Teaching Assistant role would count as public service for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). You would still need eligible federal loans, be in a qualifying repayment plan, and make qualifying payments. This would only chang…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4973 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4973)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5862)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4973 (as of 2026-04-21).