S. 1238 · 113th Congress
Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013
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44 cosponsors · 43 D, 1 I
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Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013, to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1,…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 27, 2013
Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013, to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2014.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify rules for required distributions from tax-exempt pension plans to an employee who dies before such employee's entire interest is distributed to require such interest to be distributed within five years after the death of such employee, subject to exceptions for an eligible designated beneficiary and surviving spouse of such employee. Defines "eligible designated beneficiary" to include a disabled or chronically-ill individual. Exempts from such modification a binding annuity contract in effect on the enactment date of this Act.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013
Latest action (Jul 17, 2013): Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5717-5718)
Policy area: Education · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 27, 2013
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Latest vote · Senate · Jul 15, 2013
Requiring attendance — Motion for Attendance Agreed to. Vote details
Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid
Table of every position
All recorded votes (2)
- Requiring attendance Motion for Attendance Agreed to
Senate · Jul 15, 2013 · “On the Motion for Attendance S. 1238” · Majority Leader: Harry Reid - Ending debate (cloture) Cloture Motion Rejected
Senate · Jul 10, 2013 · “On the Cloture Motion S. 1238” · Majority Leader: Harry Reid