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HR 3334 102th Congress House

Perkins Loan Improvement Act of 1991

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide Perkins Loan forgiveness to encourage individuals who enter the teaching profession to teach in schools serving low-income areas.

Introduced: October 23, 1991 See on congress.gov
Education Education of socially handicapped childrenStudent loan fundsTeachers
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This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Oct 24, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Sep 12, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 12, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 24, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Perkins Loan Improvement Act of 1991 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the 50-percent limitation on the number of schools that may be designated in any State as an institution where teacher service qualifies for the Perkins student loan forgiveness program.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 23, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3334: Perkins Loan Improvement Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3334/
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"H.R. 3334: Perkins Loan Improvement Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3334/.
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H.R. 3334, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3334/.
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