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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9517.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COURTNEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 140, September 10, 2024, Page H5157):
  Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: 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.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 10, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9517, 118th Congress

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  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 21, 2025

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