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HR 3690 109th Congress House

Katrina College Student Relief Act

Official title: To provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural 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
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 12, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Sep 7, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 7, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 12, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Katrina College Student 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.

Provides such students with deferments for certain student loan obligations for up to six months.

Directs the Secretary to recalculate the expected family contribution for such students.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3668 Related bill Student Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act
  • S 1628 Related bill Federal Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act
  • HR 3169 Identical bill Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 13
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 15, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Sep 14, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 14, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 13, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 13, 2005
WU, DAVID
· Sep 13, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 8, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Sep 8, 2005
INSLEE, JAY
· Sep 8, 2005
Watson, Diane
· Sep 8, 2005
WEINER, ANTHONY
· Sep 8, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 7, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Sep 7, 2005
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 7, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Sep 7, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 7, 2005
MOORE, DENNIS
· Sep 7, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 7, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3690: Katrina College Student Relief Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3690/
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