Federal Direct Stafford Loans: interest rates.
Summary
This measure would request that the Congress and the President of the United States enact legislation that prevents the doubling of interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans and creates a long-term legislative solution to maintain affordable and reliable federal student loan rates while preserving funding for other federal educational programs and benefits.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2013
Committee Review
Jun 2013
Assembly Passage
Jun 2013
Senate Passage
Jun 2013
Signed into Law
Aug 2013
Introduced May 13, 2013
Signed Aug 5, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Jun 24, 2013 · Assembly Jun 6, 2013
How they voted
32–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
Jun 24, 2013
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican9
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Aug 5, 2013
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3:30 p.m.
legislature
Jun 27, 2013
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 2199.).
lower
Jun 24, 2013
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
lower
Jun 24, 2013
Upper · Passed
Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 1. Page 1487.)
upper
Jun 13, 2013
Upper · Passed
From committee:
upper
Jun 6, 2013
Lower · Passed
Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 1. Page 1923.)
lower
Jun 4, 2013
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 4).
lower
May 16, 2013
Committee
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
lower
May 13, 2013
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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