HR 1433 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.

Introduced Apr 9, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Joe Courtney D-CT

Latest action · Jul 8, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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 9, 2013
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans to loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2015.

Cosponsors 87

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2013 to Apr 16, 2013; 67 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-TX	Al Green	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-PA	Allyson Y. Schwartz	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-IN	André Carson	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-NY	Brian Higgins	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-IA	Bruce L. Braley	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-NH	Carol Shea-Porter	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-ME	Chellie Pingree	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-IL	Cheri Bustos	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-IA	David Loebsack	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-RI	David N. Cicilline	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-WA	Derek Kilmer	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-MD	Donna F. Edwards	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-MA	Edward J. Markey	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-CT	Elizabeth H. Esty	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-TX	Filemon Vela	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-MI	Gary C. Peters	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-WI	Gwen Moore	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-CA	Henry A. Waxman	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-CT	James A. Himes	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-RI	James R. Langevin	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-CO	Jared Polis	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-WA	Jim McDermott	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-TX	Joaquin Castro	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-KY	John A. Yarmuth	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-CT	John B. Larson	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-MI	John Conyers, Jr.	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-MI	John D. Dingell	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-MA	John F. Tierney	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-GA	John Lewis	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-MD	John P. Sarbanes	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-OR	Kurt Schrader	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-CA	Lois Capps	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-CA	Loretta Sanchez	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-NY	Louise McIntosh Slaughter	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-CA	Lucille Roybal-Allard	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-PA	Michael F. Doyle	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-CA	Mike Thompson	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-NY	Paul Tonko	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-VT	Peter Welch	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-WA	Rick Larsen	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-CT	Rosa L. DeLauro	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-TX	Ruben Hinojosa	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-NJ	Rush Holt	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-CA	Scott H. Peters	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-TN	Steve Cohen	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-NV	Steven Horsford	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-WA	Suzan K. DelBene	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-OR	Suzanne Bonamici	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-IL	Tammy Duckworth	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-OH	Tim Ryan	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-NY	Timothy H. Bishop	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-MN	Timothy J. Walz	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-CA	Tony Cárdenas	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-NY	Yvette D. Clarke	Original	Apr 9, 2013
D-TX	Beto O'Rourke		Apr 10, 2013
D-TX	Gene Green		Apr 10, 2013
D-MP	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan		Apr 10, 2013
D-MN	Keith Ellison		Apr 10, 2013
D-NC	Mike McIntyre		Apr 10, 2013
D-IL	William L. Enyart		Apr 10, 2013
D-WA	Adam Smith		Apr 11, 2013
D-IL	Bill Foster		Apr 11, 2013
D-MI	Daniel T. Kildee		Apr 11, 2013
D-UT	Jim Matheson		Apr 11, 2013
D-WI	Ron Kind		Apr 11, 2013
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush		Apr 12, 2013
D-CA	Susan A. Davis		Apr 12, 2013
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo		Apr 16, 2013
D-NM	Ben Ray Luján		Apr 16, 2013
D-NV	Dina Titus		Apr 16, 2013
D-CA	Juan Vargas		Apr 16, 2013
D-FL	Kathy Castor		Apr 16, 2013
D-GU	Madeleine Z. Bordallo		Apr 16, 2013
D-PA	Matt Cartwright		Apr 16, 2013

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Education and Workforce Committee	Referred Apr 9, 2013
	Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee	Referred Jul 8, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 8, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Apr 9, 2013Introduced in House
Apr 9, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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
House	Debate and remarks H3107	Matt Cartwright D-PA	Jun 5, 2013
House	Debate and remarks H2904	Matt Cartwright D-PA	May 22, 2013

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 The Congress shall have Power * * * To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1859.

Related bills 5

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 682	Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act	Related bill	Apr 9, 2013
S 707	Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013	Related bill	Apr 11, 2013
HR 1498	To extend the interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.	Related bill	Jul 8, 2013
HR 1595	Student Loan Relief Act of 2013	Related bill	Jul 8, 2013
HR 1876	Stability to Ensure the American Dream for Youth Act	Related bill	Jul 8, 2013

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 9, 2013Introduced in House

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