House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit institutions of higher education to make loans to their students, if such institutions continue to hold such loans until the beginning of the repayment period of the loan, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 1, 1987
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Aug 18, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
32 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 26 Democrats
6 of 32 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.
Jim Chapman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Lane Evans (D-IL), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Martin Frost (D-TX), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Frank Horton (R-NY), James Howard (D-NJ), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robert Kastenmeier (D-WI), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), John Lewis (D-GA), Nicholas Mavroules (D-MA), Raymond McGrath (R-NY), Jim Moody (D-WI), Howard Nielson (R-UT), Wayne Owens (D-UT), Carl Perkins (D-KY), David Skaggs (D-CO), Foto Sunia (D-AS) and 2 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.