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House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide reduced rates of interest under the Guaranteed Student Loan Program to individuals who enter the teaching profession.

H.R. 709Introduced Jan 29, 1991Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. E. Shaw R-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 22, 1991 — 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

98 cosponsors — 32 Republicans, 65 Democrats, 1 independent

68 of 98 cosponsors (69%) are from the other party.

Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Jim Bacchus (D-FL), Howard Berman (D-CA), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Terry Bruce (D-IL), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Mike Espy (D-MS), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX) and 68 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. E. Shaw.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-15 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.