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S 1112 107th Congress Senate Education Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to higher education Higher education Public defenders Student loan funds

A bill to provide Federal Perkins Loan cancellation for public defenders.

Introduced: June 27, 2001 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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.
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Jun 27, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 27, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6998)
Jun 27, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for student loan forgiveness for public defenders under the Federal Perkins Loan program.

Prohibits construing this Act to authorize refunding of any loan repayment.

What's happening now June 27, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1112: A bill to provide Federal Perkins Loan cancellation for public defenders.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1112/
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"S. 1112: A bill to provide Federal Perkins Loan cancellation for public defenders.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1112/.
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S. 1112, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1112/.
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