HR 8896 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide enhanced student loan relief to educators, and for other purposes.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsors
- Leger Fernandez, Teresa (D, NM-3) — sponsor · 2026-05-19
- Craig, Angie (D, MN-2) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Stansbury, Melanie A. (D, NM-1) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (D, IL-4) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Bonamici, Suzanne (D, OR-1) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Carbajal, Salud O. (D, CA-24) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D, DC-0) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- DeSaulnier, Mark (D, CA-10) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Correa, J. Luis (D, CA-46) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Peters, Scott H. (D, CA-50) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leger Fernandez, Teresa (D, house NM-3) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Correa, J. Luis (D, house CA-46) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Stansbury, Melanie A. (D, house NM-1) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | DeSaulnier, Mark (D, house CA-10) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (D, house IL-4) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D, house DC) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Bonamici, Suzanne (D, house OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Carbajal, Salud O. (D, house CA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Craig, Angie (D, house MN-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Peters, Scott H. (D, house CA-50) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 175 | $28,410 | $28,410 |
| 2 | truecoverage llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 3 | self | 0 | $0 | 9 | $6,815 | $6,815 |
| 4 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 16 | $4,857 | $4,857 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 6 | $3,848 | $3,848 |
| 6 | act | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | business advantage consulting, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 8 | digital vision inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 9 | virtue & najjar pc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 10 | retired | 0 | $0 | 4 | $1,425 | $1,425 |
| 11 | siegel lewitter malkani | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | alliance for automotive innovation | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | ogilvy government relations | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | east bay regional parks | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | coldwell banker | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | inn on the alameda | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | setpoint medical, ebr systems | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | columbia sportswear company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | dla piper | 0 | $0 | 1 | $750 | $750 |
| 20 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 6 | $722 | $722 |
| 21 | john tomnay | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | akin gump | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | sotheby's | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | breitinger & assoc inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | evans hotels | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
11 predicted yes (2%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 252 unknown (46%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 11 yes / 0 no / 252 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
11 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Leger Fernandez, Teresa (D · house · NM-3) · sponsor
- Bonamici, Suzanne (D · house · OR-1) · cosponsor
- Carbajal, Salud O. (D · house · CA-24) · cosponsor
- Correa, J. Luis (D · house · CA-46) · cosponsor
- Craig, Angie (D · house · MN-2) · cosponsor
- DeSaulnier, Mark (D · house · CA-10) · cosponsor
- García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (D · house · IL-4) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D · house · DC) · cosponsor
- Peters, Scott H. (D · house · CA-50) · cosponsor
- Stansbury, Melanie A. (D · house · NM-1) · cosponsor