United States · Bill · S
S. 2051 (112th)
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.
Introduced
31 January 2012
Last action
31 January 2012 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
21 April 2025
Summary
Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, applicable to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students on or after July 1, 2012.
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Timeline
31 January 2012
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
31 January 2012
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S212-213)
Source: IntroReferral
31 January 2012
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 31 January 2012 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Interest Rate Reduction Act
- related to → Stop the Rate Hike Act of 2012
- related to → Investing in Our Student's Future Act
- related to → To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.
- related to ← Interest Rate Reduction Act
- related to ← Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012
- related to ← Subsidized Stafford Loan Reduced Interest Rate Extension Act of 2012
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2051
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/2051
- us · 112-s-2051 · source updated 21 April 2025