To require the Secretary of Education to accept certain documentation from the Department of Defense as proof of employment for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1573.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CONNOLLY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 47, March 14, 2023, Page H1286):
  Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Improve Veteram elibility review for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 14, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1573, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1573

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 21, 2025

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