S. 1238Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013

2 recorded actions7 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Jack Reed [D-RI]
Cosponsors: 44 · 43 Democrats · 1 Independent
Policy area: Education
Latest action: Jul 17, 2013 · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5717-5718)

IntroducedJun 27, 2013
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Passed the HouseNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify rules for required distributions from tax-exempt pension plans to an employee who dies before such employee's entire interest is distributed to require such interest to be distributed within five years after the death of such employee, subject to exceptions for an eligible designated beneficiary and surviving spouse of such employee. Defines "eligible designated beneficiary" to include a disabled or chronically-ill individual. Exempts from such modification a binding annuity contract in effect on the enactment date of this Act.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 1238 as introduced in Senate on Jun 27, 2013. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on S. 12382 roll calls on this measure

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Jul 10, 2013Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJul 15, 2013

How every member votedSenate roll call 172

Senate Jul 15, 2013 · the primary vote

On the Motion for Attendance

Motion to Instruct the Sergeant at Arms

Motion for Attendance Agreed to

69 Yea 28 Nay 3 not voting

Crossed both parties 17 of 97 voting members broke with their own party: 17 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members100 members

Democratic52 members

Independent2 members

Republican46 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

SearchPartyPositionRunning in 2026Broke with partyShowing 100 of 100 members

RAlexanderTN · RepublicanNay
RAyotteNH · RepublicanNay
DTammy BaldwinWI · DemocraticYea
RJohn BarrassoWY · RepublicanNay
DBaucusMT · DemocraticYea
DBegichAK · DemocraticYea
DMichael F. BennetCO · DemocraticYea
DRichard BlumenthalCT · DemocraticYea
RBluntMO · RepublicanNay
RJohn BoozmanAR · RepublicanNay
DBoxerCA · DemocraticYea
DBrownOH · DemocraticYea
RBurrNC · RepublicanNay
DMaria CantwellWA · DemocraticYea
DCardinMD · DemocraticYea
DCarperDE · DemocraticYea
DCaseyPA · DemocraticYea
RChamblissGA · RepublicanNay
RChiesaNJ · RepublicanNay
RCoatsIN · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
RCoburnOK · RepublicanNay
RCochranMS · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
RSusan M. CollinsME · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Running in 2026Yea
DChristopher A. CoonsDE · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
RCorkerTN · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
RJohn CornynTX · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
DCowanMA · DemocraticYea
RMike CrapoID · RepublicanNay
RTed CruzTX · RepublicanNay
DDonnellyIN · DemocraticYea
DRichard J. DurbinIL · DemocraticYea
REnziWY · RepublicanNay
DFeinsteinCA · DemocraticYea
RDeb FischerNE · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
RFlakeAZ · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DFrankenMN · DemocraticYea
DKirsten E. GillibrandNY · DemocraticYea
RGrahamSC · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
RChuck GrassleyIA · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DHaganNC · DemocraticYea
DHarkinIA · DemocraticYea
RHatchUT · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DMartin HeinrichNM · DemocraticYea
DHeitkampND · DemocraticYea
RHellerNV · RepublicanNay
DMazie K. HironoHI · DemocraticYea
RJohn HoevenND · RepublicanNay
RInhofeOK · RepublicanNay
RIsaksonGA · RepublicanNay
RJohannsNE · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DJohnsonSD · DemocraticYea
RRon JohnsonWI · RepublicanNay
DTim KaineVA · DemocraticYea
IAngus S. King, Jr.ME · IndependentYea
RKirkIL · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DAmy KlobucharMN · DemocraticYea
DLandrieuLA · DemocraticYea
DLeahyVT · DemocraticYea
RMike LeeUT · RepublicanNay
DLevinMI · DemocraticYea
DManchinWV · DemocraticYea
RMcCainAZ · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DMcCaskillMO · DemocraticYea
RMitch McConnellKY · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DMenendezNJ · DemocraticNot voting
DJeff MerkleyOR · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
DMikulskiMD · DemocraticYea
RJerry MoranKS · RepublicanNay
RLisa MurkowskiAK · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DChristopher MurphyCT · DemocraticYea
DPatty MurrayWA · DemocraticYea
DNelsonFL · DemocraticYea
RRand PaulKY · RepublicanNay
RPortmanOH · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DPryorAR · DemocraticYea
DJack ReedRI · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
DReidNV · DemocraticYea
RJames E. RischID · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
RRobertsKS · RepublicanNay
DRockefellerWV · DemocraticYea
RRubioFL · RepublicanNot voting
IBernard SandersVT · IndependentYea
DBrian SchatzHI · DemocraticYea
DCharles E. SchumerNY · DemocraticYea
RTim ScottSC · RepublicanNay
RSessionsAL · RepublicanNay
DJeanne ShaheenNH · DemocraticNot voting
RShelbyAL · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DStabenowMI · DemocraticYea
DTesterMT · DemocraticYea
RJohn ThuneSD · RepublicanNay
RToomeyPA · RepublicanNay
DUdallCO · DemocraticYea
DUdallNM · DemocraticYea
RVitterLA · RepublicanNay
DMark R. WarnerVA · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
DElizabeth WarrenMA · DemocraticYea
DSheldon WhitehouseRI · DemocraticYea
RRoger F. WickerMS · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DRon WydenOR · DemocraticYea

100 members on this roll call, from the official Senate record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.

Cosponsors44 · 43 Democrats · 1 Independent

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 1238 and vote against it. 38 signed when it was filed.

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S. 1238Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013

2 recorded actions7 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Jack Reed [D-RI]
Cosponsors: 44 · 43 Democrats · 1 Independent
Policy area: Education
Latest action: Jul 17, 2013 · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5717-5718)

IntroducedJun 27, 2013
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Passed the HouseNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Roll calls on S. 12382 roll calls on this measure

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Jul 10, 2013Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJul 15, 2013

How every member votedSenate roll call 172

Senate Jul 15, 2013 · the primary vote

On the Motion for Attendance

Motion to Instruct the Sergeant at Arms

Motion for Attendance Agreed to

69 Yea 28 Nay 3 not voting

Crossed both parties 17 of 97 voting members broke with their own party: 17 Republicans.

Open the official roll call

How the chamber split

One dot per member. Select a seat or a bar to filter the list.

DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

By party select a segment to filter

All members100 members

Democratic52 members

Independent2 members

Republican46 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

SearchPartyPositionRunning in 2026Broke with partyShowing 100 of 100 members

RAlexanderTN · RepublicanNay
RAyotteNH · RepublicanNay
DTammy BaldwinWI · DemocraticYea
RJohn BarrassoWY · RepublicanNay
DBaucusMT · DemocraticYea
DBegichAK · DemocraticYea
DMichael F. BennetCO · DemocraticYea
DRichard BlumenthalCT · DemocraticYea
RBluntMO · RepublicanNay
RJohn BoozmanAR · RepublicanNay
DBoxerCA · DemocraticYea
DBrownOH · DemocraticYea
RBurrNC · RepublicanNay
DMaria CantwellWA · DemocraticYea
DCardinMD · DemocraticYea
DCarperDE · DemocraticYea
DCaseyPA · DemocraticYea
RChamblissGA · RepublicanNay
RChiesaNJ · RepublicanNay
RCoatsIN · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
RCoburnOK · RepublicanNay
RCochranMS · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
RSusan M. CollinsME · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Running in 2026Yea
DChristopher A. CoonsDE · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
RCorkerTN · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
RJohn CornynTX · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
DCowanMA · DemocraticYea
RMike CrapoID · RepublicanNay
RTed CruzTX · RepublicanNay
DDonnellyIN · DemocraticYea
DRichard J. DurbinIL · DemocraticYea
REnziWY · RepublicanNay
DFeinsteinCA · DemocraticYea
RDeb FischerNE · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
RFlakeAZ · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DFrankenMN · DemocraticYea
DKirsten E. GillibrandNY · DemocraticYea
RGrahamSC · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
RChuck GrassleyIA · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DHaganNC · DemocraticYea
DHarkinIA · DemocraticYea
RHatchUT · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DMartin HeinrichNM · DemocraticYea
DHeitkampND · DemocraticYea
RHellerNV · RepublicanNay
DMazie K. HironoHI · DemocraticYea
RJohn HoevenND · RepublicanNay
RInhofeOK · RepublicanNay
RIsaksonGA · RepublicanNay
RJohannsNE · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DJohnsonSD · DemocraticYea
RRon JohnsonWI · RepublicanNay
DTim KaineVA · DemocraticYea
IAngus S. King, Jr.ME · IndependentYea
RKirkIL · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DAmy KlobucharMN · DemocraticYea
DLandrieuLA · DemocraticYea
DLeahyVT · DemocraticYea
RMike LeeUT · RepublicanNay
DLevinMI · DemocraticYea
DManchinWV · DemocraticYea
RMcCainAZ · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DMcCaskillMO · DemocraticYea
RMitch McConnellKY · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DMenendezNJ · DemocraticNot voting
DJeff MerkleyOR · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
DMikulskiMD · DemocraticYea
RJerry MoranKS · RepublicanNay
RLisa MurkowskiAK · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DChristopher MurphyCT · DemocraticYea
DPatty MurrayWA · DemocraticYea
DNelsonFL · DemocraticYea
RRand PaulKY · RepublicanNay
RPortmanOH · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DPryorAR · DemocraticYea
DJack ReedRI · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
DReidNV · DemocraticYea
RJames E. RischID · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
RRobertsKS · RepublicanNay
DRockefellerWV · DemocraticYea
RRubioFL · RepublicanNot voting
IBernard SandersVT · IndependentYea
DBrian SchatzHI · DemocraticYea
DCharles E. SchumerNY · DemocraticYea
RTim ScottSC · RepublicanNay
RSessionsAL · RepublicanNay
DJeanne ShaheenNH · DemocraticNot voting
RShelbyAL · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DStabenowMI · DemocraticYea
DTesterMT · DemocraticYea
RJohn ThuneSD · RepublicanNay
RToomeyPA · RepublicanNay
DUdallCO · DemocraticYea
DUdallNM · DemocraticYea
RVitterLA · RepublicanNay
DMark R. WarnerVA · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
DElizabeth WarrenMA · DemocraticYea
DSheldon WhitehouseRI · DemocraticYea
RRoger F. WickerMS · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DRon WydenOR · DemocraticYea

100 members on this roll call, from the official Senate record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.

Cosponsors44 · 43 Democrats · 1 Independent

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 1238 and vote against it. 38 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on S. 123836 organizations

Organizations that named S. 1238 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONfiled by AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN CAPITOL GROUPIts PAC: American Dental Association PAC

Defense · Agriculture · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Health Issues +7 more12 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2014Filing

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE

Foreign Relations · Computer Industry · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Housing +39 more9 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2014Filing

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN

Education · Government Issues · Defense · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties +7 more5 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2014Filing

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISfiled by UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Medicare/Medicaid · Defense · Budget/Appropriations +8 more5 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2013Filing

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.Its PAC: Ameriprise Financial Inc. PAC

Postal · Copyright/Patent/Trademark · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +3 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2013Filing

BOSTON UNIVERSITYfiled by LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC, BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Defense · Immigration · Education · Budget/Appropriations +1 more3 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2013Filing

COUNCIL FOR OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION

Budget/Appropriations · Education · Immigration3 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2013Filing

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: NEA Advocacy Fund

Retirement · Health Issues · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Accounting +5 more3 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2013Filing

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM

Manufacturing · Veterans · Budget/Appropriations · Education +1 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2013Filing

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Defense · Health Issues · Environment/Superfund +12 more3 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2013Filing

97 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.