H.R. 3594 · 114th Congress · enacted
Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2015
Became Public Law No: 114-105.
Latest official action 2015-12-18 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 16, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the authority of institutions of higher education (IHEs) to disburse Federal Perkins Loans to new undergraduate borrowers through September 30, 2017. A student must first exhaust Federal Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford Loan eligibility. IHEs may continue to disburse Perkins Loans to current undergraduate borrowers through September 30, 2017. A student must first exhaust all Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford Loan eligibility. IHEs may continue to disburse Perkins Loans to certain graduate borrowers through September 30, 2016, to enable students to continue or complete an academic program. A student must have received a Perkins loan prior to October 1, 2015. The bill prohibits Perkins Loan disbursement beyond September 30, 2017. It also prohibits authorization of additional appropriations for the Federal Perkins Loan program beyond September 30, 2016. Beginning October 1, 2017, each participating IHE must pay to the Department of Education: (1) a portion of the federal share of the balance of its Perkins Loan funds; (2) a portion of the Perkins student loan payments, including prin…
Congressional Research Service · 2015-12-18
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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
Mark Pocan
House · WI District 2 · Democratic
$471,320PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
House · VA District 3 · Democratic
$323,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Virginia Foxx
House · NC District 5 · Republican
$461,244PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Glenn Thompson
House · PA District 15 · Republican
$1,028,937PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Katherine M. Clark
House · MA District 5 · Democratic
$1,937,740PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mark DeSaulnier
House · CA District 10 · Democratic
$295,607PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Glenn Grothman
House · WI District 6 · Republican
$312,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Elise M. Stefanik
House · NY District 21 · Republican
$245,744PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Janice D. Schakowsky
House · IL District 9 · Democratic
$78,551PAC receipts · 2025–2026
17 of 17 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.
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$50,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$45,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $3,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $8,500
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $2,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$43,500
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,500
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$40,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $7,500
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$39,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $9,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$39,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $1,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $4,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $1,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$38,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $2,500
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,500
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $4,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$37,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $4,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $2,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $3,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$35,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$35,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$32,500
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $7,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $7,500
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $2,500
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$32,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$30,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · -$1,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $1,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$29,970
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $4,994
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $4,994
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $9,994
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $4,994
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$28,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $2,500
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $3,500
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,500
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$28,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $3,500
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $5,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $3,500
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$27,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $2,500
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $7,500
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$27,500
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $7,500
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $7,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $4,500
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$26,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$25,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,500
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$25,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$25,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND$25,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$23,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $7,500
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $6,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$23,500
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $5,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$23,500
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $6,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,500
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$22,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $2,500
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $6,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordCAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC$21,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $8,500
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $7,500
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$20,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$20,000
Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)$20,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $2,500
Katherine M. Clark · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$20,000
Glenn Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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