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S. 1808 115th Congress Senate

Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 14, 2017 Introduced by: Tammy Baldwin Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Education Education of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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Sep 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 14, 2017

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the Federal Perkins Loans program through September 30, 2019.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2482 Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 11 Republican 3
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 7, 2018
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jan 11, 2018
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Oct 24, 2017
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Oct 2, 2017
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Sep 28, 2017
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 28, 2017
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 26, 2017
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 26, 2017
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Sep 19, 2017
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 14, 2017
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 14, 2017
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Sep 14, 2017
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 14, 2017
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Sep 14, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1808: Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1808/
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