HR 3668 109th Congress House

Student Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act

Official title: To provide the Secretary of Education with waiver authority for students who are eligible for Federal student grant assistance who are adversely affected by a major disaster.

Introduced: September 7, 2005 See on congress.gov

Education Collection of accountsDisastersEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency Management

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Federal aid to educationGovernment lendingHigher educationHurricane aftermath legislationScholarshipsStudent loan funds

Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 21, 2005

Became Public Law No: 109-67.

Sep 21, 2005

Signed by President.

Sep 19, 2005

Presented to President.

Sep 19, 2005

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Sep 16, 2005

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Sep 15, 2005

Cleared for White House.

Sep 15, 2005

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10149)

Sep 15, 2005

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10149)

Sep 8, 2005

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Sep 8, 2005

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 8, 2005

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 462). (text: CR H7763)

Sep 8, 2005

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7786-7787)

Sep 8, 2005

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Sep 8, 2005

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3668.

Sep 8, 2005

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7763-7766)

Sep 8, 2005

Mr. Boustany moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Sep 7, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Sep 7, 2005

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Sep 8, 2005	House · vote #462	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Passed	414–0	See who voted →

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Latest action September 21, 2005

Became Public Law No: 109-67.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Student Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to waive certain requirements for repayment of federal student grant assistance by students if: (1) they were residing in, employed in, or attending an institution of higher education located in a major disaster area; (2) their attendance was interrupted because of the disaster's impact on them or the institution; and (3) their withdrawal ended within the academic year during which the major disaster designation occurred or during the next succeeding academic year.

Related & companion bills 3

Bill text 5 versions

Engrossed in House Formatted Text PDF
Enrolled Bill Formatted Text PDF
Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Public Law Formatted Text PDF
Received in Senate Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 7

BOEHNER, JOHN

· Sep 7, 2005

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Sep 7, 2005

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Sep 7, 2005

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Sep 7, 2005

Wicker, Roger F.

Mississippi · Sep 7, 2005

Wilson, Joe

South Carolina · Sep 7, 2005

WU, DAVID

· Sep 7, 2005

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