HR 2023
110th Congress
House
Education
Africa (Sub-Saharan)
Americans in foreign countries
Civil War
Economic development
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to education
Government lending
Higher education
Immigrants
Immigration
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
International Affairs
Refugees
Repatriation
Scholarships
Student loan funds
Sudan
Technical assistance
Sudanese Diaspora Loan Forgiveness Act
Introduced: April 24, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 9, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Apr 24, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 24, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Sudanese Diaspora Loan Forgiveness Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish education loan forgiveness programs for Sudanese citizens who have become naturalized U.S. citizens or who are lawfully residing in the United States if they commit to returning to Southern Sudan for five or more years to help repair damage to infrastructure caused by the Sudanese civil war.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1