HR 678 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Student Loan Relief Act of 2001

Introduced Feb 14, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Carolyn McCarthy D-NY

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Latest action · Feb 14, 2001 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Student Loan Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the 60-month limit on student loan interest deductions; and (2) increase the student loan interest deduction income limitation.

Cosponsors 40

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2001 to Jul 11, 2001; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NYBenjamin A. GilmanOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-MEJohn Elias BaldacciOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-ILLane EvansOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-WANorman D. DicksOriginalFeb 14, 2001
R-TXRon PaulOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CAAnna G. EshooFeb 27, 2001
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyFeb 27, 2001
D-MOKaren McCarthyFeb 27, 2001
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezFeb 27, 2001
D-CANancy PelosiFeb 27, 2001
D-NYNita M. LoweyFeb 27, 2001
D-TXRuben HinojosaFeb 27, 2001
D-METhomas H. AllenFeb 27, 2001
D-CATom LantosFeb 27, 2001
D-CABarbara LeeMar 6, 2001
D-ORDarlene HooleyMar 6, 2001
D-NJDonald M. PayneMar 6, 2001
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Mar 6, 2001
D-INJulia CarsonMar 6, 2001
D-MISander M. LevinApr 25, 2001
D-NYSteve IsraelApr 25, 2001
D-WAAdam SmithMay 8, 2001
D-MIDavid E. BoniorMay 8, 2001
D-FLPeter DeutschMay 9, 2001
R-MORoy BluntMay 10, 2001
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMay 15, 2001
D-WABrian BairdJul 11, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2001

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2001Introduced in House
  2. Feb 14, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of the student loan interest deduction and to allow more taxpayers to claim that deduction.
Short Titles as Introduced
Student Loan Relief Act of 2001
Popular Titles
Student Loan Interest Deduction bill

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2001Introduced in House

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