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To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit Pell Grants to incarcerated students under limited conditions.

Introduced: November 14, 2000 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Nov 14, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nov 14, 2000
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit Federal Pell Grants to incarcerated students under limited conditions. (Current law prohibits such grants to any individual who is incarcerated in any Federal or State penal institution.) Prohibits such grants to prisoners serving under sentence of death or any life sentence without eligibility for parole or release.
What's happening now November 14, 2000

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5632: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit Pell Grants to incarcerated students under limited conditions.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5632/
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"H.R. 5632: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit Pell Grants to incarcerated students under limited conditions.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5632/.
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H.R. 5632, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5632/.
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