H.R. 4816, The Stop the Rate Hike Act of 2012
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H.R. 4816 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.
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Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 9/26/2012: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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See Who Sponsored and Cosponsored This Bill
- Rep. John Tierney (D-MA-6th district) (sponsor)
- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1st district)
- Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1st district)
- Rep. John Carney (D-DE-at large)
- Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY-4th district)
- Rep. Robert Scott (D-VA-3rd district)
- Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI-1st district)
- Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY-12th district)
- Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA-3rd district)
- Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4th district)
- Rep. James McGovern (D-MA-2nd district)
- Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI-9th district)
- Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY-25th district)
- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-23rd district)
- Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY-28th district)
- Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT-2nd district)
- Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ-12th district)
- Rep. Timothy Bishop (D-NY-1st district)
- Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA-6th district)
- Rep. Janice Hahn (D-CA-44th district)
- Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-7th district)
- Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA-53rd district)
- Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME-2nd district)
- Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX-15th district)
- Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA-18th district)
- Rep. David Loebsack (D-IA-2nd district)
- Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI-14th district)
- Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4th district)
- Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA-5th district)
- Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-9th district)
- Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH-11th district)
- Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD-8th district)
- Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA-2nd district)
- Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA-27th district)
- Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH-13th district)
- Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA-33rd district)
- Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH-17th district)
- Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA-20th district)
- Rep. George Butterfield (D-NC-1st district)
- Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL-9th district)
- Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ-13th district)
- Rep. George Miller (D-CA-11th district)
- Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY-9th district)
- Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA-28th district)
- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5th district)
- Rep. David Scott (D-GA-13th district)
- Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI-3rd district)
- Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY-26th district)
- Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA-14th district)
- Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA-24th district)
- Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ-8th district)
- Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN-5th district)
- Rep. William Keating (D-MA-9th district)
- Rep. John Dingell (D-MI-12th district)
- Rep. William Keating (D-MA-10th district)
- Rep. John Dingell (D-MI-15th district)
- Rep. C. Ruppersberger (D-MD-2nd district) (2 comments»)
- Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN)
- Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA-11th district)
- Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA-7th district)
- Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA-30th district)
See Related Bills:
- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 3826)
- The Interest Rate Reduction Act (H.R. 4628) (more recent activity!)
- A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2051)
- The Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012 (S. 2343)
- The Interest Rate Reduction Act (S. 2366)
- The Subsidized Stafford Loan Reduced Interest Rate Extension Act of 2012 (S. 2834) (more recent activity!)
- The Investing in Our Student's Future Act (H.R. 5812) (more recent activity!)
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