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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act of 2010

H.R. 5078Introduced Apr 20, 2010Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Higgins D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 20, 2010 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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

15 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 12 Democrats

3 of 15 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Richard Neal (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Gary Peters (D-MI), Todd Platts (R-PA), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Pete Stark (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Higgins.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.