Higher Education Extension Act of 2008
Public Law 110-198 · S. 2733 · 110th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Mar 24, 2008 · Education
Sponsor: Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 411 yea, 4 nay411–4
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Higher Education Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 to extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 through April 30, 2008.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 110th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 411 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
411 yea4 nay14 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(223)
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Yvette ClarkeD-NY-11
Rep. Keith EllisonD-MN-5
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-22
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Mike HondaD-CA-15
Rep. Raúl GrijalvaD-AZ-7
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Gwen MooreD-WI-4
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-51
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
Rep. Linda SánchezD-CA-39
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Wm. ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Diane WatsonD-CA-33
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Mazie HironoD-HI-2
Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-13
Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Hilda SolisD-CA-32
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10- Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
- Rep. Stephanie JonesD-OH-11
Rep. Bill DelahuntD-MA-10
Rep. Niki TsongasD-MA-5
Rep. Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-23
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-38
Rep. Hank JohnsonD-GA-4
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-4
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-31
Rep. John DingellD-MI-15
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. Betty McCollumD-MN-4
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. G.K. ButterfieldD-NC-1
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
Rep. Betty SuttonD-OH-13
Rep. Doris MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Peter WelchD-VT
Rep. Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-20
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-34
Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
Rep. Kathy CastorD-FL-11
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Al GreenD-TX-9
Rep. Charlie GonzalezD-TX-20
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-14
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-30
Rep. Laura RichardsonD-CA-37
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. John SarbanesD-MD-3
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
Rep. Tim RyanD-OH-17
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. Rick LarsenD-WA-2
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-27
Rep. Kendrick MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-47
Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-25
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-28
Rep. Steve CohenD-TN-9
Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
Rep. Chris Van HollenD-MD-8
Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-43
Rep. Albio SiresD-NJ-13
Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15
Rep. Timothy BishopD-NY-1
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-5
Rep. Brian HigginsD-NY-27
Rep. Jim LangevinD-RI-2
Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Rahm EmanuelD-IL-5
Rep. Stephen LynchD-MA-9
Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
Rep. Brad MillerD-NC-13
Rep. David ScottD-GA-13
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. David WuD-OR-1
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Susan DavisD-CA-53
Rep. Steve IsraelD-NY-2
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. Phil HareD-IL-17
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
Rep. John YarmuthD-KY-3
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. David LoebsackD-IA-2
Rep. Paul HodesD-NH-2
Rep. Carol Shea-PorterD-NH-1
Rep. Tom UdallD-NM-3
Rep. Adam SchiffD-CA-29
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Joe CourtneyD-CT-2
Rep. Russ CarnahanD-MO-3
Rep. A. Dutch RuppersbergerD-MD-2
Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36
Rep. Christopher MurphyD-CT-5
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Dennis CardozaD-CA-18
Rep. John HallD-NY-19
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Allyson SchwartzD-PA-13
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-23
Rep. Bruce BraleyD-IA-1
Rep. Michael ArcuriD-NY-24
Rep. Michael MichaudD-ME-2
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
Rep. Timothy WalzD-MN-1
Rep. Artur DavisD-AL-7
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Steve KagenD-WI-8
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
Rep. Charles WilsonD-OH-6
Rep. Daniel LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. John SalazarD-CO-3
Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-17
Rep. Ed PerlmutterD-CO-7
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Ron KleinD-FL-22
Rep. Jim CostaD-CA-20
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-17
Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
Rep. Mike RossD-AR-4
Rep. Ben ChandlerD-KY-6
Rep. Charles MelanconD-LA-3
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. Henry CuellarD-TX-28
Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
Rep. Stephanie Herseth SandlinD-SD
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-5
Rep. Lincoln DavisD-TN-4
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Nancy BoydaD-KS-2
Rep. Kirsten GillibrandD-NY-20
Rep. Jerry McNerneyD-CA-11
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Bill FosterD-IL-14
Rep. Patrick MurphyD-PA-8
Rep. Zack SpaceD-OH-18
Rep. Tim MahoneyD-FL-16
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Rep. Dan BorenD-OK-2
Rep. Gabrielle GiffordsD-AZ-8
Rep. Melissa BeanD-IL-8
Rep. Jim MathesonD-UT-2
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-4
Rep. Brad EllsworthD-IN-8
Rep. Christopher CarneyD-PA-10
Rep. Harry MitchellD-AZ-5
Rep. Jason AltmireD-PA-4
Rep. Jim MarshallD-GA-8
Rep. Heath ShulerD-NC-11
Rep. Joe DonnellyD-IN-2
Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9
Rep. John BarrowD-GA-12
Rep. Nick LampsonD-TX-22
Republicans who voted yea(188)
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Tim MurphyR-PA-18
Rep. John McHughR-NY-23
Rep. Timothy JohnsonR-IL-15
Rep. Mike FergusonR-NJ-7
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-14
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. David ReichertR-WA-8
Rep. Jim GerlachR-PA-6
Rep. Jon PorterR-NV-3
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Mark KirkR-IL-10
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Charles DentR-PA-15
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Shelley CapitoR-WV-2
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-3
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Michael TurnerR-OH-3
Rep. Randy KuhlR-NY-29
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Todd PlattsR-PA-19
Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Candice MillerR-MI-10
Rep. Jeff FortenberryR-NE-1
Rep. Mario Diaz-BalartR-FL-25
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
Rep. Thad McCotterR-MI-11
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-4
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Robin HayesR-NC-8
Rep. Denny RehbergR-MT
Rep. Charles BoustanyR-LA-7
Rep. John PetersonR-PA-5
Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3
Rep. Rodney AlexanderR-LA-5
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-9
Rep. Mike RogersR-AL-3
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. Thomas ReynoldsR-NY-26
Rep. Vern BuchananR-FL-13
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-41
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-45
Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
Rep. Gus BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9
Rep. John BoozmanR-AR-3
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-3
Rep. Henry BrownR-SC-1
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
Rep. Ginny Brown-WaiteR-FL-5
Rep. Robert WittmanR-VA-1
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Ander CrenshawR-FL-4
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-44
Rep. Tom ColeR-OK-4
Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
Rep. Cathy McMorris RodgersR-WA-5
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
Rep. Jo BonnerR-AL-1
Rep. Pat TiberiR-OH-12
Rep. Sam GravesR-MO-6
Rep. Mike RogersR-MI-8
Rep. Bill ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Randy ForbesR-VA-4
Rep. Thelma DrakeR-VA-2
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-19
Rep. Mary FallinR-OK-5
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-3
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. Ralph HallR-TX-4
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-24
Rep. Geoff DavisR-KY-4
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. Michael McCaulR-TX-10
Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Ric KellerR-FL-8
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Virgil GoodeR-VA-5
Rep. Jean SchmidtR-OH-2
Rep. Kevin McCarthyR-CA-22
Rep. Steve PearceR-NM-2
Rep. David DreierR-CA-26
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-4
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Adam PutnamR-FL-12
Rep. Gary MillerR-CA-42
Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Michael BurgessR-TX-26
Rep. Dean HellerR-NV-2
Rep. Louie GohmertR-TX-1
Rep. Robert LattaR-OH-5
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Devin NunesR-CA-21
Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
Rep. Rob BishopR-UT-1
Rep. John CarterR-TX-31
Rep. Tim WalbergR-MI-7
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Adrian SmithR-NE-3
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. John CulbersonR-TX-7
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-3
Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-50
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Marilyn MusgraveR-CO-4
Rep. John KlineR-MN-2
Rep. John SullivanR-OK-1
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. David DavisR-TN-1
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Ted PoeR-TX-2
Rep. Michele BachmannR-MN-6
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-5
Rep. Joe WilsonR-SC-2
Rep. Kenny MarchantR-TX-24
Rep. Bob InglisR-SC-4
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
Rep. Michael ConawayR-TX-11
Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-32
Rep. Phil GingreyR-GA-11
Rep. Eric CantorR-VA-7
Rep. Connie MackR-FL-14
Rep. Patrick McHenryR-NC-10
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-46
Rep. Randy NeugebauerR-TX-19
Rep. Todd AkinR-MO-2
Rep. Tom FeeneyR-FL-24
Rep. Marsha BlackburnR-TN-7
Rep. Tom PriceR-GA-6
Rep. Virginia FoxxR-NC-5
Rep. Steve KingR-IA-5
Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Bill SaliR-ID-1
Rep. Jeff MillerR-FL-1
Rep. Jim JordanR-OH-4
Rep. Scott GarrettR-NJ-5
Rep. Nathan DealR-GA-9
Rep. Lynn WestmorelandR-GA-3
Rep. J. Gresham BarrettR-SC-3
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-40
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Mike PenceR-IN-6
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-5
Rep. Doug LambornR-CO-5
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-3
Rep. Jeb HensarlingR-TX-5
Rep. John CampbellR-CA-48
Rep. Trent FranksR-AZ-2
Rep. Paul BrounR-GA-10
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1310 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The record shows no committee referral for this bill.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Related bills
9 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.R. 2559Related bill
First Higher Education Extension Act of 2007
H.R. 3927Related bill
Third Higher Education Extension Act of 2007
S. 1704 · became Public Law 110-44Related bill
First Higher Education Extension Act of 2007
S. 1868 · became Public Law 110-51Related bill
Second Higher Education Extension Act of 2007
S. 2258 · became Public Law 110-109Related bill
Third Higher Education Extension Act of 2007
S. 2929 · became Public Law 110-230Related bill
A bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
S. 3035 · became Public Law 110-238Related bill
A bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
S. 3180 · became Public Law 110-256Related bill
A bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
S. 3352 · became Public Law 110-300Related bill
A bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Data notes
Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Mar 24, 2008Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 110-198.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Mar 13, 2008FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Mar 12, 2008FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 4 (Roll no. 134).House roll call 134
- FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
- OtherOther · Cleared for White House.
- Mar 11, 2008FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2733.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Miller, George moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 10, 2008FloorFloor · Held at the desk.
- FloorFloor · Received in the House.
- Mar 7, 2008FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- FloorFloor · Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
Data notes
Every action the Library of Congress lists for the bill, from introduction to signing, plus the dated committee hearings. The source lists many steps twice (the chamber’s own entry and the Library of Congress copy, or a presidential and a became-law entry with the same words); those are shown once. Amendments are listed in their own section.
Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
Data notes
Amendments offered to this bill in either chamber, as the Library of Congress records them: each with a status read from its last recorded step: agreed to, rejected, withdrawn, ruled out of order, fell with another amendment, or offered with no vote recorded (most Senate amendments are only ever offered). The wording of each amendment is the source’s. Amendments to amendments and amendments to other bills are not listed.
Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.