Federal Employee Student Loan Assistance Act
Latest action · Nov 11, 2003 Became Public Law No: 108-123.
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.
- IntroducedApr 28, 2003
- Passed SenateJul 30, 2003
- Passed HouseOct 28, 2003
- To the PresidentOct 30, 2003
- Became lawNov 11, 2003Public Law 108-123
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 30, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Federal Employee Student Loan Assistance Act - Increases the annual and aggregate limits ($10,000 and $60,000, respectively) on the amount of an employee's student loan an agency may repay.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 9, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Jun 9, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 28, 2003Markup Jun 17, 2003Reported Jul 21, 2003 |
| Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee | Referred Apr 30, 2003 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Sep 4, 2003 |
| Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee | Referred Sep 16, 2003 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 11, 2003Signed by President.
- Nov 11, 2003Became Public Law No: 108-123.
- Oct 30, 2003Presented to President.
- Oct 28, 2003Mrs. Davis, Jo Ann moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Oct 28, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9835-9836)
- Oct 28, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 926.
- Oct 28, 2003Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9835)
- Oct 28, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 16, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
- Sep 3, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 3, 2003Received in the House.
- Sep 3, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
- Jul 30, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 7/31/2003 S10451; text as passed Senate: CR 7/31/2003 S10451)
- Jul 21, 2003Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. With written report No. 108-109. Additional views filed.
- Jul 21, 2003Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 220.
- Jun 17, 2003Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 30, 2003Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
- Apr 28, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Apr 28, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5435)
In the Congressional Record 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2162 | Fred Upton R-MI | Oct 30, 2003 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E2143, H9835, H9836Text printed H9835 | Danny K. Davis D-IL, Elijah E. Cummings D-MD, Jo Ann Davis R-VA, Tom Davis R-VA, Vernon J. Ehlers R-MI | Oct 28, 2003 |
| Senate | Text printed S10451 | — | Jul 30, 2003 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5435Text printed S5435 | George V. Voinovich R-OH (text) | Apr 28, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 20, 2003S. 926, Federal Employee Student Loan Assistance Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on June 17, 2003</p>
- Jun 20, 2003S. 926, Federal Employee Student Loan Assistance ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on June 17, 2003
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 108-753 | BUILDING THE 21ST CENTURY FEDERAL WORKFORCE: ASSESSING PROGRESS IN HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT124 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Jul 20, 2004 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3080 | Federal Employee Student Loan Assistance Act | Identical bill | Oct 9, 2003 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend section 5379 of title 5, United States Code, to increase the annual and aggregate limits on student loan repayments by Federal agencies.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Employee Student Loan Assistance Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Federal Employee Student Loan Assistance Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Federal Employee Student Loan Assistance Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Federal Employee Student Loan Assistance Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 3, 2003Referred in House
- Jul 30, 2003Engrossed in Senate
- Jul 21, 2003Reported to Senate
- Apr 28, 2003Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.