Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Loan Repayment Act

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to provide funding for student loan repayment for civil legal assistance attorneys.

4/19/2007--Introduced.
Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Loan Repayment Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make payments to holders of student loans under the Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan programs on behalf of civil legal assistance attorneys for the duration of agreements between the Secretary and such attorneys that require their continued employment in such capacity for at least three years. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into additional agreements with civil legal assistance attorneys who have completed their service obligation.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]

Committees

• Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.1167

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April 19, 2007

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• Apr 19, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4758-4759)
• Apr 19, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4758-4759)
• Apr 19, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• Introduced on Apr 19, 2007.

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• Higher education
• Budgets
• Education
• Federal aid to education
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• Federally-guaranteed loans
• Government lending
• Law
• Lawyers
• Legal aid
• Scholarships
• Student loan funds
• Welfare

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September 12, 2007 Foreclosures In Illinois Increase 24 Percent In August

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September 11, 2007 Foreclosures In Illinois Increase 24 Percent In August

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September 12, 2007 Foreclosures In Illinois Increase 24 Percent In August

Yarbrough (D- IL) sponsored a bill in the Illinois House of Representatives (S. 1167) to significantly curtail the nasty practices of some mortgage companies in her district. Bankaci said he fully supports any legislation, ...

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May 14, 2007 Exciting Developments in Access to Justice for Low-Income People ...

Known as the Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Loan Repayment Act (S. 1167), the bill aims to provide an incentive for qualified attorneys to serve as lawyers at civil legal aid organizations. Many lawyers graduate from law school with ...

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