Teachers in Fulbright programs can count that work toward loan forgiveness.
H.R. 4973 — Fulbright Teacher’s Loan Forgiveness Act · Filed by Donald Beyer (D-VA) · 5 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 15, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes federal student loan rules. It lets teachers in Fulbright programs count that work toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Public Service Loan Forgiveness cancels remaining federal student debt after 10 years of public service work. Right now, Fulbright work does not count toward this program.
Who it affects
Teachers who participate in Fulbright programs would benefit. They could reach loan forgiveness faster.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say if teachers who already finished Fulbright service can get credit for past work.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
5 cosponsors: 5 Democrats.
- Aug 15, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 15, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Fulbright programs — Exchange programs that send teachers to work and teach in other countries.
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness — A program that cancels remaining federal student debt after 10 years of public service work.
- federal student debt — Money borrowed from the government to pay for school that must be paid back.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (475 characters) on Apr 14, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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