Continue working to improve higher education, tackle student loan debt, advance educational equity, meet the demand for skilled workers, help public servants, and lower the cost of college.

She continues to work to improve the quality of higher education, tackle student loan debt, advance educational equity, meet the demand for skilled workers, help public servants, and lower the cost of college.

Hayes's official education issue page states that she continues working on several education priorities, including higher education quality, student debt, educational equity, workforce needs, public servants, and college affordability.

Education | Congresswoman Jahana Hayes
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Hayes's official education page says she continues to work on higher education quality, student loan debt, educational equity, skilled-worker demand, public servants, and college costs.

Establishes the relevant promise as an active federal office priority during the 119th Congress term.

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Education | Congresswoman Jahana Hayes
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Hayes serves on the House Education and Workforce Committee and is listed as a member of the College Affordability Caucus.

Shows continued institutional work in education and college affordability, but committee/caucus service alone does not prove enacted policy results.

partial same_term A for effort

Committees and Caucuses | Congresswoman Jahana Hayes
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Hayes introduced the Teacher Debt Relief Act to let teachers with five years of service qualify for both teacher loan forgiveness and PSLF.

Concrete legislative action targets student loan debt and public servants, but the source describes introduction rather than enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Hayes Introduces Bill to Expand Access to Student Loan Forgiveness for Teachers | Press Releases | Congresswoman Jahana Hayes
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Hayes introduced the Beginning Educator Mentorship and Retention Act to fund mentoring and induction programs for new teachers and school leaders.

Concrete action addresses the education workforce and equity for high-need schools, but remains an introduced bill in the evidence available.

partial same_term A for effort

Hayes, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Provide Mentorship and Training to New Teachers
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The draft bill says Hayes introduced legislation to establish a grant program supporting teacher and school leader induction programs in public schools.

Bill text corroborates the press release and shows a concrete proposal tied to educator workforce development and educational equity.

partial same_term A for effort

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Hayes introduced the Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act to modify Higher Education Act teacher-preparation provisions for early childhood development training.

Concrete action touches higher education teacher preparation and workforce quality, but the record cited shows introduction rather than passage.

partial same_term A for effort

Hayes, Pettersen Introduce Bill to Bolster Child Education Workforce | Press Releases | Congresswoman Jahana Hayes
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The Clerk records final House passage of H.R. 1 by 218-214 and lists Hayes, Democrat of Connecticut, voting No.

Hayes opposed a bill she said would harm student borrowers and Pell Grant recipients, but the opposition failed because the bill passed.

never same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House Roll Call 180, H.R. 1
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Hayes said H.R. 1 would force borrowers into unaffordable plans, increase average monthly payments, cut or eliminate Pell Grants, and end Graduate PLUS loans.

Shows Hayes publicly framed her No vote as defending college affordability, student aid, and underserved students; the bill still passed.

never same_term A for effort

Hayes Statement on H.R. 1 The "One Big Beautiful Bill"
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Public Law 119-21 amended the Higher Education Act to terminate Graduate PLUS loans for periods beginning July 1, 2026 and create new loan limits.

The enacted law moved federal student-loan policy in ways Hayes opposed, undercutting full delivery on lowering college cost and tackling debt.

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Public Law 119-21, H.R. 1, 119th Congress
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The same law created Workforce Pell Grants for eligible workforce programs beginning with the award year starting July 1, 2026.

One policy component related to skilled-worker demand was enacted, but it was part of H.R. 1, which Hayes voted against because of broader harms.

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Public Law 119-21, H.R. 1, 119th Congress
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