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Senate bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for interest on educational loans.

S. 656Introduced Mar 17, 1989Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Sen. Chuck Grassley R-IA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 17, 1989 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

22 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 9 Democrats, 1 independent

10 of 22 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.

William Armstrong (R-CO), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), John Danforth (R-MO), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), James Jeffords (I-VT), John Kerry (D-MA), Carl Levin (D-MI), Chester Lott (R-MS), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI), James McClure (R-ID), Larry Pressler (R-SD), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Steven Symms (R-ID), Pete Wilson (R-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa 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.