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On the recordJuly 24, 2013
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of H.R. 1911, as provided under the previous order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, the clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 1911) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish interest rates for new loans made on or after July 1, 2013, to direct the Secretary of Education to convene the Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary Education Data to conduct a study on improvements to postsecondary education transparency at the Federal level, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
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Tom Harkin
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