HEROES Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3146 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3146 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include service as a volunteer firefighter or volunteer emergency medical technician as a public service job for purposes of eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2025 Mr. Goldman of New York (for himself and Mr. Fields) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include service as a volunteer firefighter or volunteer emergency medical technician as a public service job for purposes of eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Student Debt Act'' or the ``HEROES Act''. SEC. 2. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR VOLUNTEER FIRST RESPONDERS. Section 455(m)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (B)-- (A) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' after the semicolon; (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(iii) volunteer work as a qualified volunteer firefighter or qualified volunteer emergency medical technician in accordance with subparagraph (C).''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(C) Qualified volunteer firefighter; qualified emergency medical technician.-- ``(i) The term `qualified volunteer firefighter' means an individual who-- ``(I) provides firefighting ser