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SCONRES 28 106th Congress Senate Education Appropriations Authorization Balanced budgets Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Federal aid to higher education Federal budgets Higher education Scholarships Social Welfare Student aid

A concurrent resolution urging the Congress and the President to increase funding for the Pell Grant Program and existing Campus-Based Aid Programs.

Introduced: April 21, 1999 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed Senate
Jul 28, 1999
Committee on HELP. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Apr 21, 1999
Referred to the Committee on HELP.
Apr 21, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4057-4058)
Apr 21, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the Congress and the President, working within the constraints of the balanced budget agreement, to make student scholarship aid the highest priority for higher education funding by, prior to authorizing or appropriating funds for any new education initiative: (1) increasing by $400 the maximum Pell Grant awarded to low-income students; and (2) increasing other existing campus-based aid programs.

What's happening now July 28, 1999

Committee on HELP. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 21, 1999
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 21, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 28: A concurrent resolution urging the Congress and the President to increase funding for the Pell Grant Program and existing Campus-Based Aid Programs.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SCONRES-28/
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"S. Con. Res. 28: A concurrent resolution urging the Congress and the President to increase funding for the Pell Grant Program and existing Campus-Based Aid Programs.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SCONRES-28/.
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S. Con. Res. 28, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SCONRES-28/.
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[S. Con. Res. 28: A concurrent resolution urging the Congress and the President to increase funding for the Pell Grant Program and existing Campus-Based Aid Programs.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SCONRES-28/)
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