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
- Grace Napolitano
- Edward Markey
- Madeleine Bordallo
- Bob Filner
- Eni Faleomavaega
- John Salazar
- Timothy Bishop
- Zachary Space
- Donna Christensen
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Silvestre Reyes
- Dennis Kucinich
- Baron Hill
- Robert Scott
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Jerrold Nadler
- Tom Udall
- George Butterfield
- Gene Green
- James McGovern
- Jim Costa
- John Tierney
- Artur Davis
- John Conyers
- Henry Cuellar
- Raúl Grijalva
- Yvette Clarke
- Tim Holden
- William Delahunt
- Dennis Moore
- Michael Arcuri
- Christopher Carney
- Heath Shuler
- Solomon Ortiz
- Eliot Engel
- Mike Thompson
- Nita Lowey
- Charles Rangel
- Eleanor Norton
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Lincoln Davis
- Robert Wexler
- Sam Farr
- Alcee Hastings
- Kathy Castor
- Dennis Cardoza
- Allyson Schwartz
- Keith Ellison
- Jesse Jackson
- Michael McNulty
- Michael Capuano
- Adam Smith
- Adam Schiff
- Ed Perlmutter
- Nancy Boyda
- Anna Eshoo
- Daniel Lipinski
- Earl Pomeroy
- Gary Ackerman
- Diane Watson
- Nicholas Lampson
- Jason Altmire
- Michael Michaud
- David Obey
- Jerry McNerney
- Robert Cramer
- Timothy Walz
- Edolphus Towns
- Diana DeGette
- Ellen Tauscher
- Hilda Solis
- Rush Holt
- Charles Gonzalez
- Mark Udall
- Ike Skelton
- Linda Sánchez
- Bruce Braley
- Dale Kildee
- Jim McDermott
- Chaka Fattah
- Stephen Lynch
- David Wu
- Tim Mahoney
- Sanford Bishop
- Donald Payne
- Ron Klein
- Gabrielle Giffords
- Collin Peterson
- Thomas Allen
- Zoe Lofgren
- Tom Lantos
- Bennie Thompson
- Doris Matsui
- Tim Ryan
- Ciro Rodriguez
- Fortney Stark
- Nick Rahall
- John Spratt
- Jerry Costello
- Juanita Millender-McDonald
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- James Langevin
- Nydia Velázquez
- Robert Andrews
- Charles Wilson
- Harry Mitchell
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- David Loebsack
- Ben Chandler
- Joe Courtney
- Frank Pallone
- Joe Donnelly
- Henry Johnson
- Melissa Bean
- Rosa DeLauro
- John Dingell
- Joseph Crowley
- John Yarmuth
- Kendrick Meek
- Betty McCollum
- Jane Harman
- Lynn Woolsey
- Steven Rothman
- Barbara Lee
- Barney Frank
- Tammy Baldwin
- Victor Snyder
- Steve Kagen
- John Hall
- Maxine Waters
- Phil Hare
- Anthony Weiner
- Al Green
- Steve Israel
- Carolyn Maloney
- Maurice Hinchey
- Robert Berry
- Louise Slaughter
- Joe Sestak
- Bobby Rush
- Carolyn Kilpatrick
- Lloyd Doggett
- Janice Schakowsky
- José Serrano
- Dan Boren
- Xavier Becerra
- Peter Welch
- Marcy Kaptur
- Martin Meehan
- Rahm Emanuel
- James Oberstar
- Wm. Clay
- Russ Carnahan
- Mazie Hirono
- Jim Cooper
- Rick Larsen
- Timothy Johnson
- Steny Hoyer
- Mike McIntyre
- Bob Etheridge
- Jay Inslee
- Chris Van Hollen
- Steve Cohen
- Joe Baca
- Albio Sires
- Danny Davis
- David Price
- Brad Sherman
- Betty Sutton
- John Sarbanes
- Frederick Boucher
- Norman Dicks
- Bart Stupak
- Michael Honda
- Brian Higgins
- Robert Brady
- Paul Hodes
- James Moran
- Eddie Johnson
- Susan Davis
- Ed Pastor
- Elijah Cummings
- Earl Blumenauer
- Leonard Boswell
- Stephanie Jones
- Ron Kind
- John Lewis
- Albert Wynn
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Patrick Kennedy
- Shelley Berkley
- Sander Levin
- David Scott
- Brad Ellsworth
- Howard Berman
- John Olver
- Mike Ross
- Michael Doyle
- Lois Capps
- Christopher Murphy
- Brian Baird
- Henry Waxman
- John Larson
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Peter DeFazio
- C. Ruppersberger
- Bill Pascrell
- Darlene Hooley
- Julia Carson
- Patrick Murphy
- James Clyburn
- 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 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 Rule H. Res. 65 passed House. 1/17/2007 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 65. 1/17/2007 DEBATE - The House proceeded with three hours of debate on H.R. 5. 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 was ordered pursuant to the rule. 1/17/2007 Mr. McKeon moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor. 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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