Student Loan Abuse Prevention Act
Latest action · Sep 29, 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedSep 29, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Student Loan Abuse Prevention Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce certain special allowance payments to holders of student loans.
Appropriates, for each fiscal year after enactment of this Act, an additional amount to increase the maximum Pell grant for that fiscal year. Makes such amount equal to the amount by which expenditures for such special allowances are reduced by this Act for that fiscal year, as determined by the Congressional Budget Office.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 29, 2004 to Oct 6, 2004; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Sep 29, 2004 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Sep 29, 2004 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Sep 29, 2004 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Sep 29, 2004 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Sep 29, 2004 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Oct 6, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Sep 29, 2004 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Sep 29, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10920 | Patty Murray D-WA | Oct 9, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10057 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Sep 30, 2004 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5113 | Emergency Loan Abuse Prevention Act of 2004 | Related bill | Oct 13, 2004 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prevent abuse of the special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Student Loan Abuse Prevention Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2004Introduced in Senate
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