H.R. 1412 · 108th Congress · enacted
Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003
Became Public Law No: 108-76.
Latest official action 2003-08-18 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to waive or modify any requirement or regulation applicable to the student financial assistance programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as deemed necessary with respect to an affected individual who: (1) is serving on active duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency; (2) is performing qualifying National Guard duty during a war, operation, or emergency; (3) resides or is employed in an area that is declared a disaster area by any Federal, State, or local official in connection with a national emergency; or (4) suffered direct economic hardship as a direct result of a war or other military operation or national emergency. Authorizes the Secretary to grant such a waiver to ensure that: (1) affected individuals who have received student financial assistance (affected recipients) are not placed in a worse position financially in relation to that financial assistance because of their status; (2) administrative requirements placed on affected recipients are minimized to ease the burden on them and avoid inadvertent, technical violations or defaults; (3) calculations of income or overpayment amounts required to be returned may be modified in light of the special circumstances; and (4) institutions of higher education, eligible lenders, gu…
Congressional Research Service · 2003-03-25
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Joe Wilson
House · SC District 2 · Republican
$274,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tom Cole
House · OK District 4 · Republican
$1,647,752PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Betty McCollum
House · MN District 4 · Democratic
$500,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
46 of 46 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$28,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $8,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$26,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $6,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$25,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$24,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $4,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $8,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$22,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $2,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$21,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$20,000
CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC$20,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $0
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,750
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $4,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,250
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAAR CORP. PAC$17,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)$17,500
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $3,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $9,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$16,000
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$16,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$16,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $7,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$15,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $4,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$15,000
KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KRATOS PAC)$15,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,988
AEROVIRONMENT, INC PAC$12,750
AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$12,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
FLUOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FLUOR PAC)$12,500
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$12,500
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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