H. Amdt. 1006 - Amendment Required GAO to Conduct a Study of the Impact of Raising Loan Limits on (1) Tuition, Fees, and Room and Board at Institutions of Higher Education; and (2) Private Loan Borrowing for Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education.

To Ensure Continued Availability of Access to the Federal Student Loan Program for Students and Families.

H.R. 5715 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families. (by CRS)

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Title

To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.

Other Titles

• Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008
• Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008
• Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008
• Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008
• Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008

Sponsor

George Miller

Co-Sponsors

• Timothy Bishop
• Dennis Kucinich
• Robert Scott
• Carolyn McCarthy
• Raul Grijalva
• Yvette Clarke
• Howard McKeon
• Keith Ellison
• Jason Altmire
• Luis Fortuño
• Rush Holt
• Linda Sánchez
• Dale Kildee
• David Wu
• Donald Payne
• Bennie Thompson
• Ric Keller
• David Loebsack
• David Davis
• Joe Courtney
• Lynn Woolsey
• Phil Hare
• Joe Sestak
• Mazie Hirono
• Danny Davis
• John Sarbanes
• Eddie Johnson
• John Lewis
• Carol Shea-Porter
• Patrick Kennedy
• John Olver
• Rubén Hinojosa

Subjects

• Higher education
• Administrative procedure
• Banks and banking
• Budgets
• Business
• Business ethics
• Citizenship
• Collection of accounts
• College costs
• Conflict of interests
• Congress
• Congressional investigations
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Debtor and creditor
• Department of Education
• Department of the Treasury
• Education
• Executive departments
• Families
• Federally-guaranteed loans
• Finance
• Foreign students
• Graduate education
• Housing
• Immigration
• Law
• Mortgages
• Office of Management and Budget
• Parents
• Student loan funds

Related Bills

• H.Res. 1107 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 5715) to Ensure Continued Availability of Access to the Federal Student Loan Program for Students and Families.
• H.Res. 1167 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of Motions to Suspend the Rules.
• H.R. 6889 (110^th) : To Extend the Authority of the Secretary of Education to Purchase Guaranteed Student Loans for an Additional Year, and for Other Purposes.
• S. 2815 (110^th) : Strengthening Student Aid for All Act

Major Actions

Introduced	4/08/2008
Referred to Committee
Amendments (5 proposed)
Passed House	4/17/2008
Passed Senate	4/30/2008
Signed by President	5/07/2008

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On Motion that the Committee Rise: H.R. 5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act	4/16/2008	This motion PASSED the House 395 voted YES 1 voted NO 40 voted present/not voting
currently selected	House	On agreeing to the Castle amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.	4/17/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Castor amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.	4/17/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Amendment 1 to H.R. 5715	4/17/2008	This amendment PASSED the House 413 voted YES 0 voted NO 23 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act	4/17/2008	This bill PASSED the House 383 voted YES 27 voted NO 21 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.	4/30/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 4592 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	4/30/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Suspend Rules and Agree to Senate Amendments: H.R. 5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act	5/01/2008	This motion PASSED the House 388 voted YES 21 voted NO 22 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	4/08/2008
		4/08/2008	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
		4/09/2008	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	4/09/2008	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
		4/14/2008	Reported by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-583.
	Put on a legislative calendar	4/14/2008	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 361.
		4/15/2008	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1107 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5715 with 1 hour 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. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment printed in Part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
		4/16/2008	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1107.
		4/16/2008	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5715 with 1 hour 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. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment printed in Part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
		4/16/2008	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1107 and Rule XVIII.
		4/16/2008	The Speaker designated the Honorable Jesse L. Jackson Jr. to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		4/16/2008	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 5715.
		4/16/2008	Mr. Miller, George moved that the Committee rise.
		4/16/2008	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5715 as unfinished business.
select this vote	Vote	4/16/2008	On Motion that the Committee Rise: H.R. 5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act
		4/17/2008	Rule H. Res. 1107 passed House.
		4/17/2008	Considered as unfinished business.
		4/17/2008	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole continued with the remaining debate on H.R. 5715.
		4/17/2008	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
		4/17/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1107, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the George Miller amendment.
		4/17/2008	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. George Miller.
		4/17/2008	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the end of debate on the George Miller amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question until later in the legislative day.
		4/17/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1107, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Petri amendment.
		4/17/2008	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Petri.
		4/17/2008	Petri amendment (A002) modified by unanimous consent. Modification made clarifying changes to the amendment as offered.
		4/17/2008	On agreeing to the Petri amendment (A002) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.
		4/17/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant the the provisions of H. Res. 1107, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Castle amendment.
		4/17/2008	Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Castle.
currently selected	Vote	4/17/2008	On agreeing to the Castle amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
		4/17/2008	Amendment (A004) offered by Ms. Castor.
		4/17/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1107, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Castor amendment.
select this vote	Vote	4/17/2008	On agreeing to the Castor amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
		4/17/2008	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5715 as unfinished business.
		4/17/2008	Considered as unfinished business.
		4/17/2008	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
		4/17/2008	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5715.
		4/17/2008	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		4/17/2008	The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
select this vote	Vote	4/17/2008	Amendment 1 to H.R. 5715
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	4/17/2008	On Passage - House - H.R. 5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act
		4/28/2008	Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
	Put on a legislative calendar	4/29/2008	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 722.
		4/30/2008	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
select this vote	Senate Vote on Passage	4/30/2008	Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
		4/30/2008	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		4/30/2008	Amendment SA 4592 proposed by Senator Durbin for Senator Kennedy.
select this vote	Vote	4/30/2008	Amendment SA 4592 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
	Presented to President	5/01/2008	Cleared for White House.
		5/01/2008	Mr. Miller, George moved that the House suspend the rules an agree to the Senate amendments.
		5/01/2008	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 5715.
		5/01/2008	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
select this vote	Vote	5/01/2008	Suspend Rules and Agree to Senate Amendments: H.R. 5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act
	Presented to President	5/06/2008	Presented to President.
	Signed	5/07/2008	Signed by President.
	Enacted	5/07/2008	Became Public Law No: 110-227.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 1004	Miller, George [D-CA7]	April 17, 2008	Passed by roll call vote on April 17, 2008.
	Manager's amendment made technical and conforming changes to the bill; stated that loan limit increases available under this Act are available only to students meeting the requirements of section 484(a) of the HEA; targeted the loan limit increases to those students and families in most need; in regard to school-wide lender-of-last-resort eligibility, specified that the Secretary of Education shall determine whether a school qualifies and provided criteria for the Secretary to consider in making the determination; specified that funds received by lenders from loan sales be used to originate new loans; clarified that the Secretary has the authority to enter into forward commitments to purchase new loans; and clarified that, at the discretion of the Secretary, a loan purchased by the Secretary may continue to be serviced by the current lender. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 1005	Petri, Thomas [R-WI6]	April 17, 2008	Offered on April 16, 2008.
	An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-590 to require the Secretary of Education to review and revise as necessary the regulations concerning prohibited guaranty agency inducements to eligible lenders. Show amendment details
currently selected	H. Amdt. 1006	Castle, Michael [R-DE]	April 17, 2008	Passed by voice vote on April 17, 2008.
	Amendment required GAO to conduct a study of the impact of raising loan limits on (1) tuition, fees, and room and board at institutions of higher education; and (2) private loan borrowing for attendance at institutions of higher education. Actions April 17, 2008, 10:30 am ET - Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Castle. April 17, 2008, 10:38 am ET - On agreeing to the Castle amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. Full Text of this Amendment The text of this amendment is not available.
select this vote	H. Amdt. 1007	Castor, Kathy [D-FL11]	April 17, 2008	Passed by voice vote on April 17, 2008.
	Amendment temporarily classified medical bill payment delinquencies of up to 180 days as an extenuating circumstance which shall not interfere with parents' ability to receive PLUS loans for their children's tuition. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 4592	Kennedy, Edward [D-MA]	April 30, 2008	Passed by voice vote on April 30, 2008.
	To improve access to student loans. Show amendment details