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HR 3279 102th Congress House Education Costs Day care Federal aid to higher education Poor Scholarships Student aid

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the amount of Pell Grants for needy students, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 2, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Oct 24, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Aug 2, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Aug 2, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Higher Education Act to increase the maximum amount of an individual Pell Grant to $4,500 for academic year 1992-1993. Provides for inflation adjustments of such amount for subsequent academic years.

Increases the maximum amount of the child care expense allowance for Pell Grant recipients, for purposes of determining their cost of attendance.

What's happening now October 24, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Aug 2, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3279: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the amount of Pell Grants for needy students, and for other purposes.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3279/
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"H.R. 3279: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the amount of Pell Grants for needy students, and for other purposes.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3279/.
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H.R. 3279, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3279/.
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