H.R. 5 - College Student Relief Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- George Miller
- Summary:
- This bill will cut interest rates on subsidized undergraduate student loans from 6.12 percent to a fixed rate of 3.4 percent by 2011. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on January 17, 2007
PASSED on January 17, 2007.
1/2 required to pass
voted YES: 356
voted NO: 71
8 voted present/not voting
College Student Relief Act of 2007
H.R. 5 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- This bill will cut interest rates on subsidized undergraduate student loans from 6.12 percent to a fixed rate of 3.4 percent by 2011. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce interest rates for student borrowers.
- Other Titles
- College Student Relief Act of 2007
- College Student Relief Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- George Miller
- Co-Sponsors
- Gary Ackerman
- Thomas Allen
- Robert Andrews
- Joe Baca
- Brian Baird
- Tammy Baldwin
- Xavier Becerra
- Shelley Berkley
- Howard Berman
- Robert Berry
- Sanford Bishop
- Timothy Bishop
- Earl Blumenauer
- Madeleine Bordallo
- Leonard Boswell
- Frederick Boucher
- Robert Brady
- Lois Capps
- Michael Capuano
- Dennis Cardoza
- Julia Carson
- Donna Christensen
- William Clay
- James Clyburn
- John Conyers
- Jim Cooper
- Jerry Costello
- Robert Cramer
- Joseph Crowley
- Elijah Cummings
- Artur Davis
- Susan Davis
- Danny Davis
- Lincoln Davis
- Peter DeFazio
- Diana DeGette
- Rosa DeLauro
- William Delahunt
- Norman Dicks
- John Dingell
- Lloyd Doggett
- Michael Doyle
- Rahm Emanuel
- Eliot Engel
- Anna Eshoo
- Bob Etheridge
- Eni Faleomavaega
- Sam Farr
- Chaka Fattah
- Bob Filner
- Barney Frank
- Charles Gonzalez
- Raymond Green
- Raul Grijalva
- Jane Harman
- Alcee Hastings
- Baron Hill
- Maurice Hinchey
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Tim Holden
- Rush Holt
- Michael Honda
- Darlene Hooley
- Steny Hoyer
- Jay Inslee
- Steve Israel
- Jesse Jackson
- Timothy Johnson
- Eddie Johnson
- Stephanie Jones
- Marcy Kaptur
- Patrick Kennedy
- Dale Kildee
- Carolyn Kilpatrick
- Ronald Kind
- Dennis Kucinich
- Nicholas Lampson
- James Langevin
- Tom Lantos
- Rick Larsen
- John Larson
- Barbara Lee
- Sheila Jackson-Lee
- Sander Levin
- John Lewis
- Zoe Lofgren
- Nita Lowey
- Stephen Lynch
- Carolyn Maloney
- Edward Markey
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Betty McCollum
- James McDermott
- James McGovern
- Mike McIntyre
- Michael McNulty
- Martin Meehan
- Kendrick Meek
- Michael Michaud
- Juanita Millender-McDonald
- Dennis Moore
- James Moran
- Jerrold Nadler
- Grace Napolitano
- Eleanor Norton
- James Oberstar
- David Obey
- John Olver
- Solomon Ortiz
- Frank Pallone
- William Pascrell
- Edward Pastor
- Donald Payne
- Collin Peterson
- Earl Pomeroy
- David Price
- Nick Rahall
- Charles Rangel
- Silvestre Reyes
- Ciro Rodriguez
- Mike Ross
- Steven Rothman
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- C.A. Ruppersberger
- Bobby Rush
- Timothy Ryan
- Linda Sánchez
- Janice Schakowsky
- Adam Schiff
- David Scott
- Robert Scott
- José Serrano
- Brad Sherman
- Ike Skelton
- Louise Slaughter
- Adam Smith
- Victor Snyder
- Hilda Solis
- John Spratt
- Fortney Stark
- Bart Stupak
- Ellen Tauscher
- C. Thompson
- Bennie Thompson
- John Tierney
- Edolphus Towns
- Mark Udall
- Tom Udall
- Christopher Van Hollen
- Nydia Velázquez
- Maxine Waters
- Diane Watson
- Henry Waxman
- Anthony Weiner
- Robert Wexler
- Lynn Woolsey
- David Wu
- Albert Wynn
- Ben Chandler
- George Butterfield
- Jim Costa
- John Salazar
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Daniel Lipinski
- Melissa Bean
- Russ Carnahan
- Brian Higgins
- Dan Boren
- Allyson Schwartz
- Al Green
- Henry Cuellar
- Doris Matsui
- Albio Sires
- Harry Mitchell
- Gabrielle Giffords
- Jerry McNerney
- Ed Perlmutter
- Joe Courtney
- Christopher Murphy
- Kathy Castor
- Tim Mahoney
- Ron Klein
- Henry Johnson
- Mazie Hirono
- Phil Hare
- Joe Donnelly
- Brad Ellsworth
- Bruce Braley
- David Loebsack
- Nancy Boyda
- John Yarmuth
- John Sarbanes
- Timothy Walz
- Keith Ellison
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Paul Hodes
- Yvette Clarke
- John Hall
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Michael Arcuri
- Heath Shuler
- Charles Wilson
- Betty Sutton
- Zachary Space
- Jason Altmire
- Joe Sestak
- Patrick Murphy
- Christopher Carney
- Steve Cohen
- Peter Welch
- Steve Kagen
- Subjects
- Higher education
- Administrative fees
- Budgets
- Business
- Collection of accounts
- Education
- Federal aid to education
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Finance
- Government lending
- Interest rates
- Law
- Rebates
- Small business
- Student loan funds
- Subsidies
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/12/2007 Referred to Committee Passed House 1/17/2007 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result select this vote House On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 5 College Student Relief Act 1/17/2007 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 186 voted YES 241 voted NO 8 voted present/not votingcurrently selected House On Passage - House - H.R. 5 College Student Relief Act 1/17/2007 This bill PASSED the House 356 voted YES 71 voted NO 8 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 1/12/2007 1/12/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 1/12/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E101-102) 1/17/2007 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 65 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5 with 3 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. 1/17/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 1/17/2007 Rule H. Res. 65 passed House. 1/17/2007 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 65. 1/17/2007 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5 with 3 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. 1/17/2007 DEBATE - The House proceeded with three hours of debate on H.R. 5. 1/17/2007 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. 1/17/2007 Mr. McKeon moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor. 1/17/2007 Floor Summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKeon motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting a new section providing for benefits contingent on income or military service. 1/17/2007 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. select this vote Vote 1/17/2007 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 5 College Student Relief Act currently selected House Vote on Passage 1/17/2007 On Passage - House - H.R. 5 College Student Relief Act Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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