Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act

Senate Bill

S. 2949

119th Congress

Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act

In Committee

Introduced:Sep 30, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Cory Anthony Booker

Senator

Democratic

NJ

Cosponsors

1

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Armed Forces and National Security

Summary

This bill would make it easier for current and former active-duty military members and civilian employees to receive student loan forgiveness. It requires the Department of Defense and Department of Education to automatically certify their periods of public service employment, starting from October 2007, towards the loan forgiveness program.

Latest Action

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would make it easier for current and former active-duty military members and civilian employees to receive student loan forgiveness. It requires the Department of Defense and Department of Education to automatically certify their periods of public service employment, starting from October 2007, towards the loan forgiveness program.

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Department of Education to ensure that current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees who are eligible for the public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of employment (beginning on October 1, 2007) automatically certified and counted towards the program.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Requires the Department of Defense and Department of Education to automatically certify periods of public service employment for eligible military members and civilian employees towards the public service loan forgiveness program.
Applies to current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees who are eligible for public service loan forgiveness.
Covers employment periods starting from October 1, 2007.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would make it easier for current and former military personnel and civilian government workers to get their student loans forgiven. It would remove a bureaucratic barrier they currently face in getting their public service employment certified, making the loan forgiveness process more straightforward and accessible.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Subjects

Department of Defense

Department of Education

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government lending and loan guarantees

Higher education

Military personnel and dependents

Student aid and college costs

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2949, 119th Congress (2025). "Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2949