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Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008

To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.

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5/7/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on April 30, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 -
(Sec. 2) Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase, b... morehide bill summarySee Full Bill Text

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Amendments to H.R.5715

Number	Status	Purpose
H.Amdt1004	Pass	An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-590 to make technical and conforming changes; state that loan limit increases available under this Act are available only to students meeting the requirements of section 484(a) of the HEA; target the loan limit increases to those students and families in most need; in regard to school-wide lender-of-last-resort eligibility, specifies that the Secretary of Education shall determine whether a school qualifies and provides criteria for the Secretary to consider in making the determination; specifies that funds received by lenders from loan sales be used to originate new loans; clarifiy that the Secretary has the authority to enter into forward commitments to purchase new loans; and clarifies that, at the discretion of the Secretary, a loan purchased by the Secretary may continue to be serviced by the current lender.
H.Amdt1005	Offered	An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-590 to require the Secretary of Education to review and revise as necessary the regulations concerning prohibited guaranty agency inducements to eligible lenders.
H.Amdt1006	Pass	An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-590 to require the General Accountability Office to conduct a study of the impact of raising loan limits on (1) tuition, fees, and room and board at institutions of higher education; and (2) private loan borrowing for attendance at institutions of higher education.
H.Amdt1007	Pass	An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-590 to temporarily classify medical bill payment delinquencies of up to 180 days an extenuating circumstance which shall not interfere with parents' ability to receive PLUS loans for their children's tuition.
S.Amdt.4592	Pass	To improve access to student loans.

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		This Bill Has Become Law
April 08, 2008		April 17, 2008		April 30, 2008		May 07, 2008		May 07, 2008

Latest Vote

May 01, 2008Roll call number 239 in the House
Question: Suspend Rules and Agree to Senate Amendments: H R 5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%)	Percentage of 'aye' votes: 90%	Result: Passed

Date	Chamber	Question	Aye	Nay	Result
May 01, 2008	House	H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 Suspend Rules and Agree to Senate Amendments: H R 5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act	388	21	Passed	See Vote
April 17, 2008	House	H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 On Passage: H R 5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act	383	27	Passed	See Vote
April 17, 2008	House	H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 1 to H R 5715	413	0	Agreed to	See Vote
April 16, 2008	House	H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 On Motion that the Committee Rise: H R 5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act	395	1	Passed	See Vote

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Enacted on May 07, 2008. Became Public Law No: 110-227.
Signed on May 07, 2008.
May 06, 2008. Presented to President.
May 01, 2008: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 388 - 21 (Roll no. 239).
May 01, 2008: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
May 01, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 5715.
May 01, 2008: Mr. Miller, George moved that the House suspend the rules an agree to the Senate amendments.
May 01, 2008. Cleared for White House.
Apr 30, 2008: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Apr 30, 2008. Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 30, 2008: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Added to calendar on Apr 29, 2008: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 722..
Apr 28, 2008: Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Passed roll in the House on Apr 17, 2008. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 383 - 27 (Roll no. 204).
Apr 17, 2008: The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Apr 17, 2008: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Apr 17, 2008: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5715.
Apr 17, 2008: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Apr 17, 2008: Considered as unfinished business.
Apr 17, 2008: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5715 as unfinished business.
Apr 17, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1107, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Castor amendment.
Apr 17, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant the the provisions of H. Res. 1107, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Castle amendment.
Apr 17, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1107, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Petri amendment.
Apr 17, 2008: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the end of debate on the George Miller amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question until later in the legislative day.
Apr 17, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1107, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the George Miller amendment.
Apr 17, 2008: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole continued with the remaining debate on H.R. 5715.
Apr 17, 2008: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Apr 17, 2008: Considered as unfinished business.
Apr 16, 2008: Rule H. Res. 1107 passed House.
Apr 16, 2008: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5715 as unfinished business.
Apr 16, 2008: On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by recorded vote: 395 - 1 (Roll no. 200).
Apr 16, 2008: Mr. Miller, George moved that the Committee rise.
Apr 16, 2008: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 5715.
Apr 16, 2008: The Speaker designated the Honorable Jesse L. Jackson Jr. to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Apr 16, 2008: House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1107 and Rule XVIII.
Apr 16, 2008: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5715 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. Specified amendments are 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 printed in Part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
Apr 16, 2008: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1107.
Apr 15, 2008: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1107 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5715 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. Specified amendments are 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 printed in Part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
Added to calendar on Apr 14, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 361..
Apr 14, 2008: Reported by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-583.
Added to calendar on Apr 09, 2008: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote..
Apr 09, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 08, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced on Apr 08, 2008.

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