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Senate bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Student Loan Bankruptcy Prevention Act

S. 548Introduced Feb 19, 1987Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress

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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.