House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit the cancellation of Perkins loans for service in law enforcement or corrections.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 20, 1990
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 17, 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
35 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 30 Democrats
5 of 35 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Les Aspin (D-WI), Howard Berman (D-CA), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Jerry Costello (D-IL), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Barbara Kennelly (D-CT), Mel Levine (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Dave McCurdy (D-OK), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Jan Meyers (R-KS), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Major Owens (D-NY), Bill Richardson (D-NM) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matthew Martinez.
- H.R. 3069 (101st) Displaced Homemakers Self-Sufficiency Assistance Act
- H.R. 1474 (101st) Community Service Corps Act of 1989
- H.J.Res. 195 (101st) Designating the week of October 8, 1989, through October 14, 1989, as "National Job Skills Week".
- H.J.Res. 608 (101st) To designate the week of September 31, 1990 through October 6, 1990, as "National Job Skills Week".
- H.J.Res. 626 (101st) Designating June 3, 1991, as "Democracy Day".
- H.R. 900 (101st) Job Training Partnership Accountability Act of 1989
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.