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House and Senate Approve Higher Education Act Extension

On June 21, the House approved, by voice vote, a bill (H.R. 5603) to extend programs authorized by the Higher Education Act of 1965 (P.L. 105-244) through September 30, 2006. The Senate approved the measure by voice vote on June 22. Legislation (H.R. 4911) to temporarily extended these programs through June 30, 2006, was passed by Congress in March (see The Source, 3/31/06).