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S.953: Student Loan Affordability Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about taxation
- Introduced May 14, 2013
- Latest Major Action June 6, 2013
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
28 (27 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat)
Bill Summary
Student Loan Affordability Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend until June 30, 2015, existing interest rates for loans made to undergraduate students under the Federal Direct Stafford Loan program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify rules for required distributions from tax-exempt pension plans to an employee who dies before such employee's entire interest is distributed to require such interest to be distributed...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| June 6, 2013 |
Vote in the SenateCloture on the motion to proceed to measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 143. (consideration: CR S3977-3978) |
| June 4, 2013 |
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S3949; text: CR S3949)
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| June 4, 2013 |
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure, by unanimous consent, made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3949)
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| May 15, 2013 |
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 74.
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| May 14, 2013 |
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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| May 14, 2013 |
Introduced in the Senate by Jack Reed (D-R.I.) |