04/17/08 11:30 AM
DEBATE - Pursuant the the provisions of H. Res. 1107, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Castle amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Castle.
04/17/08 11:30 AM
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-590 to require the General Accountability Office to conduct a study of the impact of raising loan limits on (1) tuition, fees, and room and board at institutions of higher education; and (2) private loan borrowing for attendance at institutions of higher education.
04/17/08 11:29 AM
On agreeing to the Petri amendment as modified Agreed to by voice vote.
04/17/08 11:23 AM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1107, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Petri amendment.
Petri amendment modified by unanimous consent. Modification made clarifying changes to the amendment as offered.
Amendment offered by Mr. Petri.
04/17/08 11:23 AM
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-590 to require the Secretary of Education to review and revise as necessary the regulations concerning prohibited guaranty agency inducements to eligible lenders.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the end of debate on the George Miller amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question until later in the legislative day.
04/17/08 11:18 AM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1107, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the George Miller amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. George Miller.
04/17/08 11:18 AM
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-590 to make technical and conforming changes; state that loan limit increases available under this Act are available only to students meeting the requirements of section 484(a) of the HEA; target the loan limit increases to those students and families in most need; in regard to school-wide lender-of-last-resort eligibility, specifies that the Secretary of Education shall determine whether a school qualifies and provides criteria for the Secretary to consider in making the determination; specifies that funds received by lenders from loan sales be used to originate new loans; clarifiy that the Secretary has the authority to enter into forward commitments to purchase new loans; and clarifies that, at the discretion of the Secretary, a loan purchased by the Secretary may continue to be serviced by the current lender.
04/17/08 11:00 AM
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole continued with the remaining debate on H.R. 5715.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
04/17/08 10:59 AM
Considered as unfinished business.
04/17/08 10:32 AM
ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with one minute speeches which by direction of the chair would be limited to thirteen per side of the aisle.
PRINTING OF PROCEEDINGS IN RECORD - Mr. Braley asked unanimous consent that the proceedings had during the recess be printed in the Congressional Record and that all Members and former Members who spoke during the recess have the privilege of revising and extending their remarks. Agreed to without objection.
The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of April 16.
