On the recordMay 23, 2013
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 232, I call up the 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, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 232, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-12 is adopted and the bill, as amended, is considered read. The text of the bill, as amended, is as follows: H.R. 1911 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Smarter Solutions for Students Act''. SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN INTEREST RATES. Section 455(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.…





