Senate bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Student Loan Bankruptcy Prevention Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 19, 1987
- Committee actionJun 23, 1987
- Passed SenateJul 24, 1987 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 16, 1988 — See H.R.2969.
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
20 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 14 Democrats
6 of 20 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Joseph Biden (D-DE), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Robert Byrd (D-WV), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Glenn (D-OH), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Carl Levin (D-MI), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), William Proxmire (D-WI), John Quayle (R-IN), Donald Riegle (D-MI), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Paul Simon (D-IL), Arlen Specter (D-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Howard Metzenbaum.
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- S. 2167 (100th) National Appliance Energy Conservation Amendments of 1988
- S. 903 (100th) A bill to extend certain protections under title 11 of the United States Code, the Bankruptcy Code.
- S. 794 (100th) A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal penalties and provide a civil action for damage to…
- S. 1382 (100th) Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 1988
- S. 1544 (100th) National Trails System Improvements Act of 1988
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.