H.R.2669: College Cost Reduction and Access Act

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 16.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-210.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 128.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 531 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2669 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted.

Rule H. Res. 531 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 531.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2669 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2669.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 531, the House proceeded with 60 minutes of debate on the McKeon amendment in the nature of a substitute.

Mr. Roskam moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.

Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roskam motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House promptly with an amendment providing that a borrower who is a full-time elected public official who receives compensation for such elected position, or who is a registered lobbyist at either the Federal or State level who receives compensation for lobbying activities, shall be ineligible for any of the loan forgiveness programs included in the bill.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 199 - 223 (Roll no. 612).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 273 - 149 (Roll no. 613).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2669.

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 269.

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay. 49 - 48. Record Vote Number: 253.

Measure laid before Senate by motion.

Considered by Senate.

Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 78 - 18. Record Vote Number: 272.

Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Kennedy; Dodd; Harkin; Mikulski; Bingaman; Murray; Reed; Clinton; Obama; Sanders; Brown; Enzi; Gregg; Alexander; Burr; Isakson; Murkowski; Hatch; Roberts; Allard; Coburn.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Miller, George asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Hoekstra moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Hoekstra motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2669. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to agree to the provisions contained in section 801 of the Senate amendment, relating to the sense of the Senate on the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hoekstra motion to instruct conferees, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hoekstra demanded the Yeas and Nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the motion until later in the legislative day.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 305 - 83 (Roll no. 849).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

The Speaker appointed conferees: Miller, George, Andrews, Scott (VA), Hinojosa, Tierney, Wu, Davis (CA), Davis (IL), Bishop (NY), Hirono, Altmire, Yarmuth, Courtney, McKeon, Keller, McMorris Rodgers, Foxx, Kuhl (NY), Walberg, Souder, Ehlers, Biggert, and Price (GA).

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report H. Rept. 110-317 filed.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 637 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2669. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 12. Record Vote Number: 326.

Rule H. Res. 637 passed House.

Mr. Miller, George brought up conference report H. Rept. 110-317 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 637.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2669.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of the debate on the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2669, the Chair put the question on adoption of the Conference Report and by voice vote, announced that the the ayes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller (CA) demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption on the Conference Report until later in the legislative day.

The House proceeded to consider the conference report H.Rept. 110-317 as unfinished business.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 292 - 97 (Roll no. 864).

Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 110-84.