Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008
To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.
previous 110th session of congress Other Bill Titles (6 more) 5/7/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on April 30, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 -
(Sec. 2) Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase, b... more
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Amendments
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Bill Status
| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | This Bill Has Become Law |
| April 08, 2008 | April 17, 2008 | April 30, 2008 | May 07, 2008 | May 07, 2008 |
Latest Vote
| May 01, 2008Roll call number 239 in the House | |||
| Question: Suspend Rules and Agree to Senate Amendments: H R 5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act | |||
| Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%) | Percentage of 'aye' votes: 90% | Result: Passed | |
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In the News
June 05, 2008 Energized Cohen keeps on going
Cohen also supported HR 5715, a bill that increases limits for student loans, changes repayment requirements for parents, and temporarily allows the ...
June 05, 2008 Credit crunch leaves some hanging
The House of Representatives passed the HR 5715 bill on April 17 to ensure that students continue to have access to federal student loan programs. ...
June 03, 2008 Universal Technical Institute, Inc. F2Q08 (Qtr End 3/31/08 ...
Beginning July 2008, Pell amounts for our average UTI students will increase up to an additional $446 and assuming HR 5715 is signed into law, ...
Blog Coverage
December 11, 2008 Commodity Market
The legislation is H.R. 5715. What tangled webs are a surprise, when first we seek to subsidize! Volume dropped off to light levels, but the market edged up with low price volatility. ...
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November 20, 2008 NAICU - Prospects for Federal Student Loans Improve
As capital markets dried up, and a steady stream of lenders limited or discontinued FFELP participation earlier this year, Congress passed H.R. 5715, "Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008. ...
Source: NAICU News Room
November 01, 2008 Iowa Politics
... including the College Student Relief Act (H.R. 5), the College Access and Opportunity Act (H.R. 609), the Low Income Educational Scholarship Amendment (H.R. 4380), as well as the Student Loan Provision Changes (H.R. 5715)." ...
Source: IowaPolitics.com: Press Release











