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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent students called to active duty from entering repayment on student loans.

H.R. 877Introduced Feb 27, 1997Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Scott Klug R-WI
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 14, 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

81 cosponsors — 39 Republicans, 41 Democrats, 1 independent

44 of 81 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Bill Archer (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Julia Carson (D-IN), Eva Clayton (D-NC), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Pat Danner (D-MO), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Phil English (R-PA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Doc Hastings (R-WA) and 51 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Scott Klug.

Sponsor’s state and district

Wisconsin in Congress · WI-2 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.