Senate bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-122

Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2001

S. 1793Introduced Dec 10, 2001Policy area: Education

Became law on Jan 15, 2002.

Sponsor: Sen. Susan Collins R-ME

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Where it went

IntroducedDec 10, 2001
Committee actionDec 12, 2001
Passed SenateDec 14, 2001 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseDec 20, 2001 · by voice vote
To the PresidentJan 3, 2002
Became lawJan 15, 2002

Latest action: Jan 15, 2002 — Became Public Law No: 107-122.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1793.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1793, Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2001” on January 8, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 20, 2001</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 8, 2002 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13486
CBO publication date
January 8, 2002
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1793, 107th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1793, Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2001” on January 8, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 20, 2001”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 8, 2002 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13486
CBO publication date
January 8, 2002
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1793, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/1793
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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

17 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 6 Democrats, 2 independents

8 of 17 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.

Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Mark Dayton (D-MN), Michael DeWine (R-OH), John Ensign (R-NV), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), James Jeffords (I-VT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), John Reed (D-RI), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), John Warner (R-VA), Paul Wellstone (D-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maine in Congress

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