House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Student Loan Grace Period Extension Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 28, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 26, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4286.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HAHN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1740):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 142 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4286, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4286
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
23 cosponsors — 23 Democrats
0 of 23 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Bob Filner (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Rick Larsen (D-WA), John Lewis (D-GA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), John Olver (D-MA), Gary Peters (D-MI), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Janice Hahn.
- H.R. 4005 (112th) GAPS Act
- H.R. 4287 (112th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered…
- H.Res. 592 (112th) Recognizing the importance of ports to the economy and national security of the United States.
- H.R. 3838 (112th) Port Opportunity Reinvestment and Training Act
- H.R. 3492 (112th) Port Security Grant Act of 2011
- H.R. 3836 (112th) SBA Loan Paperwork Reduction Act of 2012
Sponsor’s state and district
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.