WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Federally-guaranteed loans

H.R. 6698, The Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6698 would provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Robert T. Stafford Federal Student Loan Program....

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H.R. 6599, The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $1070.00

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6599 would make appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 3141, The Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3141 would provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program....

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S. 3126, The Energy Resource Development Act of 2008

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3126 would provide for the development of certain traditional and alternative energy resources....

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S. 3087, The Helping Our Veterans to Keep Their Homes Act of 2008

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3087 would amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the home loan guaranty programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs....

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H.R. 6144, The Teach for Our Future Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6144 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand teacher loan forgiveness....

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P.L. 110-246, The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6124 would provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012....

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P.L. 110-235, A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3029 would provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958....

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S. 3026, A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3026 would provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958....

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S. 2992, The Armed Forces Housing Security Act

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2992 would amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance housing loan authorities for veterans and to otherwise assist veterans and members of the Armed Forces in avoiding the foreclosure of their homes....

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H.R. 5947, The Returning Soldiers' Bill of Rights Act

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5947 would amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a returning soldiers' bill of rights....

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H.R. 5914, The Student Loan Access Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5914 would clarify the authority of the Federal Financing Bank to purchase loans guaranteed under part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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S. 2895, The PLUS Loan Borrower Protection Act of 2008

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2895 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to maintain eligibility, for Federal PLUS loans, of borrowers who are 90 or more days delinquent on mortgage loan payments, or for whom foreclosure proceedings have been initiated, with respect to their primary residence....

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H.R. 5830, The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $24.97

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5830 would create a voluntary FHA program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market....

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H.R. 5810, The Mentor-Mentee Teen Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5810 would amend title V of the Social Security Act to provide grants for school-based mentoring programs for at risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy, and it would provide student loan forgiveness for mentors participating in such programs....

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S. 2847, The Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2847 would amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow Federal home loan banks to invest surplus funds in student loan securities and make advances for student loan financing....

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H.R. 5723, The Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5723 would amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow Federal home loan banks to invest surplus funds in student loan securities and make advances for student loan financing....

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P.L. 109-227, To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families - Cost per Average Family: $11.52

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5715 would ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families....

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S. 2815, The Strengthening Student Aid for All Act

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2815 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to increase unsubsidized Stafford loan limits for undergraduate students, provide for a secondary market for FFEL loans, allow for the in-school deferment of PLUS loans, augment the maximum Federal Pell Grant for the lowest income students, and expand the number of students eligible to obtain loans under the lender-of-last-resort program....

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S. 2767, A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2767 would provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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H.R. 5625, To amend the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 to provide for a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5625 would amend the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 to provide for a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs....

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S. 2768, A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2768 would provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs....

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H.R. 5566, To amend the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 to provide for a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5566 would amend the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 to provide for a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs....

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H.R. 5561, The Veterans Mortgage Stimulus Clarification Act of 2008

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5561 would amend the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 to provide for a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs....

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S. 2732, The Student Veteran Financial Aid Fairness Act of 2008

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2732 would expand the definition of independent student under the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include active members of the National Guard or Reserve forces of the United States and it would prevent payments of educational assistance for veterans and members of the Selected Reserve from being offset in the calculation of financial aid under such Act....

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