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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Chance to Go to College Act

H.R. 5859Introduced Oct 18, 1990Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Harold Ford D-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 26, 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

16 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 15 Democrats

1 of 16 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.

Doug Barnard (D-GA), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Jill Long (D-IN), Jim McDermott (D-WA), George Miller (D-CA), Austin Murphy (D-PA), Major Owens (D-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Gus Savage (D-IL), James Scheuer (D-NY), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Craig Washington (D-TX), Bob Wise (D-WV).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Harold Ford.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-9 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.