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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit the deferral of payments on students loans during professional internships, regardless of duration.

H.R. 4690Introduced May 1, 1990Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Timothy Penny D-MN
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Where it went

Latest action: May 11, 1990 — Referred to the 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

105 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 63 Democrats

42 of 105 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Richard Baker (R-LA), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Terry Bruce (D-IL), H. Callahan (R-AL), Tom Campbell (R-CA), William Clinger (R-PA), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Silvio Conte (R-MA), George Crockett (D-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chuck Douglas (R-NH), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Pete Geren (D-TX), Paul Gillmor (R-OH) and 75 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st 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.