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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.

H.R. 2879Introduced Jul 1, 1987Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Timothy Penny D-MN
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Where it went

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.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Timothy Penny.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-1 district

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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.