U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 8896
Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2026
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide enhanced student loan relief to educators, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Teresa Leger FernandezD-NM-3
- Introduced
- May 19, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Education (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (17)
17 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1
- Salud O. CarbajalD-CA-24
- J. Luis CorreaD-CA-46
- Angie CraigD-MN-2
- Mark DeSaulnierD-CA-10
- Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaD-IL-4
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Scott H. PetersD-CA-50
- Melanie A. StansburyD-NM-1
Signed on later
- Lateefah SimonD-CA-12May 21, 2026
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-12May 21, 2026
- Adelita S. GrijalvaD-AZ-7June 2, 2026
- Chellie PingreeD-ME-1June 4, 2026
- Chrissy HoulahanD-PA-6June 11, 2026
- Robert MenendezD-NJ-8August 6, 2026
- Troy A. CarterD-LA-2October 1, 2026