HR 3690 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Katrina College Student Relief Act

Introduced Sep 7, 2005 Originated House Sponsor George Miller D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 12, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

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. IntroducedSep 7, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Katrina College Student Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to waive certain requirements for repayment of federal student grant assistance by students if: (1) they were residing in, employed in, or attending an institution of higher education located in a major disaster area; (2) their attendance was interrupted because of the disaster's impact on them or the institution; and (3) their withdrawal ended within the academic year during which the major disaster designation occurred or during the next succeeding academic year.

Provides such students with deferments for certain student loan obligations for up to six months.

Directs the Secretary to recalculate the expected family contribution for such students.

Cosponsors 68

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 7, 2005 to Sep 28, 2006; 31 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-NCBob EtheridgeOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalSep 7, 2005
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-FLJim DavisOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-GAJohn BarrowOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalSep 7, 2005
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-NJRush HoltOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-OHTim RyanOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-TXAl GreenSep 8, 2005
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerSep 8, 2005
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezSep 8, 2005
D-CADiane E. WatsonSep 8, 2005
D-TXGene GreenSep 8, 2005
D-WAJay InsleeSep 8, 2005
D-CALynn C. WoolseySep 8, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensSep 8, 2005
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoSep 8, 2005
D-ILRahm EmanuelSep 8, 2005
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroSep 8, 2005
D-CASam FarrSep 8, 2005
D-NYSteve IsraelSep 8, 2005
D-NJSteven R. RothmanSep 8, 2005
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneySep 13, 2005
D-ORDavid WuSep 13, 2005
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzSep 13, 2005
D-MDElijah E. CummingsSep 13, 2005
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskySep 13, 2005
D-WAJim McDermottSep 13, 2005
D-NYJose E. SerranoSep 13, 2005
D-INJulia CarsonSep 13, 2005
D-ILLane EvansSep 13, 2005
D-CAMichael M. HondaSep 13, 2005
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickSep 14, 2005
D-NYGregory W. MeeksSep 14, 2005
D-NVShelley BerkleySep 14, 2005
D-FLCorrine BrownSep 15, 2005
D-CANancy PelosiSep 15, 2005
D-CAAnna G. EshooSep 20, 2005
D-MABarney FrankSep 20, 2005
D-CATom LantosSep 22, 2005
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOct 6, 2005
D-WIRon KindOct 6, 2005
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinDec 6, 2005
D-MAJohn W. OlverMay 2, 2006
D-FLRobert WexlerSep 28, 2006

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Sep 7, 2005
Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee
Referred Oct 12, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 12, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
  2. Sep 7, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Sep 7, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1628Federal Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief ActRelated billSep 7, 2005
HR 3169Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief ActIdentical billSep 21, 2005
HR 3668Student Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief ActRelated billSep 21, 2005

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disaster.
Short Titles as Introduced
Katrina College Student Relief Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 7, 2005Introduced in House

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