To extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student loans for an additional year, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-350 · H.R. 6889 · 110th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Oct 7, 2008 · Education
Sponsor: Rep. George Miller (D-CA-7)
Cosponsors (3): Rep. Buck McKeon, Rep. Rubén Hinojosa,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 368 yea, 4 nay368–4
- 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.
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend by one year, from July 2009 to July 2010, the Secretary of Education's authority to purchase, or enter into forward commitments to purchase, Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) from lenders upon the determination that there is an inadequate availability of loan capital to meet the demand for such loans.
Extends by one year, from June 30, 2009 to June 30, 2010, the authority of institutions of higher education (IHEs), with the Secretary's approval, to participate in the FFEL lender-of-last-resort program for borrowers otherwise unable to obtain such loans; thereby requiring guaranty agencies serving as lenders-of-last-resort to make FFELs to student and parent borrowers of such IHEs, until such date, regardless of their ability to otherwise obtain such loans.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 110th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 368 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
368 yea4 nay61 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(203)
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Yvette ClarkeD-NY-11
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. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
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. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Wm. ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Diane WatsonD-CA-33
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Donna EdwardsD-MD-4
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. Hilda SolisD-CA-32
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
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. Jackie SpeierD-CA-12
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. 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. Kathy CastorD-FL-11
Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Charlie GonzalezD-TX-20
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-14
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-30
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Laura RichardsonD-CA-37
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
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. 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. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-25
Rep. André CarsonD-IN-7
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. 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. 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. Carol Shea-PorterD-NH-1
Rep. Adam SchiffD-CA-29
Rep. Joe CourtneyD-CT-2
Rep. Russ CarnahanD-MO-3
Rep. A. Dutch RuppersbergerD-MD-2
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 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. 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. John SalazarD-CO-3
Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-17
Rep. Ed PerlmutterD-CO-7
Rep. Joe SestakD-PA-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. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Bill FosterD-IL-14
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. 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. Joe DonnellyD-IN-2
Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9
Rep. John BarrowD-GA-12
Rep. Donald CazayouxD-LA-6
Rep. Travis ChildersD-MS-1
Republicans who voted yea(165)
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. Mike FergusonR-NJ-7
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-14
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Jim GerlachR-PA-6
Rep. Jon PorterR-NV-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. Rick RenziR-AZ-1
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-3
Rep. Michael TurnerR-OH-3
Rep. Randy KuhlR-NY-29
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
Rep. Todd PlattsR-PA-19
Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Candice MillerR-MI-10
Rep. Jeff FortenberryR-NE-1
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
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. 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. 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. 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. Pat TiberiR-OH-12
Rep. Sam GravesR-MO-6
Rep. Mike RogersR-MI-8
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. 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. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Ric KellerR-FL-8
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Virgil GoodeR-VA-5
Rep. Jean SchmidtR-OH-2
Rep. Peter RoskamR-IL-6
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. 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. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Adrian SmithR-NE-3
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
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. Steve ScaliseR-LA-1
Rep. David DavisR-TN-1
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Darrell IssaR-CA-49
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Michele BachmannR-MN-6
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. John LinderR-GA-7
Rep. Todd AkinR-MO-2
Rep. Tom FeeneyR-FL-24
Rep. Marsha BlackburnR-TN-7
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. Ed RoyceR-CA-40
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Mike PenceR-IN-6
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-5
Rep. Tom TancredoR-CO-6
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
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1766 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 committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.R. 5715 · became Public Law 110-227Related bill
Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008
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.
- Oct 7, 2008Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 110-350.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 26, 2008FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Sep 18, 2008FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 17, 2008FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- OtherOther · Cleared for White House.
- Sep 16, 2008CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Sep 15, 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): 368 - 4 (Roll no. 591).House roll call 591
- FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
- FloorFloor · 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 H.R. 6889.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Hinojosa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
Data notes
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.