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HR 709 102th Congress House Education Federally-guaranteed loans Interest rates Student aid Student loan funds Teacher education Teachers

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide reduced rates of interest under the Guaranteed Student Loan Program to individuals who enter the teaching profession.

Introduced: January 29, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 22, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Jan 29, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 29, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide reduced rates of interest under the Guaranteed Student Loan (Stafford Loan) program to individuals who enter the teaching profession.

What's happening now February 22, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 28, 1992
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 10, 1991
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 11, 1991
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 30, 1991
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 29, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 709: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide reduced rates of interest under the Guaranteed Student Loan Program to individuals who enter the teaching profession.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-709/
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"H.R. 709: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide reduced rates of interest under the Guaranteed Student Loan Program to individuals who enter the teaching profession.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-709/.
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H.R. 709, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-709/.
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