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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exempt certain small lenders from the audit requirements of the guaranteed student loan program.

H.R. 529Introduced Feb 4, 1997Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Ewing R-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 21, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

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

10 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 1 Democrat

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

Richard Baker (R-LA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Dan Burton (R-IN), David Dreier (R-CA), Phil English (R-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Ron Lewis (R-KY), Bill McCollum (R-FL), Anne Northup (R-KY), John Shimkus (R-IL).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Ewing.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-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.