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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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