H.R. 3668: Student Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act
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H.R. 3668: Student Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act
109th Congress · introduced 2005-09-07 · Education · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-67.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2005-09-07 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 462 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR3668 (2005-09-08), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-67. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Student Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Student Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to waive certain requirements for repayment of federal student grant assistance by students if: (1) they were residing in, employed in, or attending an institution of higher education located in a major disaster area; (2) their attendance was interrupted because of the disaster's impact on them or the institution; and (3) their withdrawal ended within the academic year during which the major disaster designation occurred or during the next succeeding academic year.
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Official text
Student Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] · 20 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Joe Wilson (R-SC), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 462 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR3668 (2005-09-08): Passed
Words on this page, explained (1)
- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr3668.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr3668 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109