Senate · Roll call 171 · 1st session · July 10, 2013 A vote to end debate on S. 1238, the Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013, to extend the reduced interest rate on undergraduate Stafford Loans for one year.

How each party voted

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

Cloture is the Senate procedure for ending debate so a question can come to a vote; it normally takes three-fifths of senators. The bill would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the current reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans for 1 year and to modify required distribution rules for pension plans. A Yes vote supports ending debate; a No vote opposes it.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013, to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2014.