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HR 133 109th Congress House

Pell Grant Increase Act of 2005

Official title: To increase the maximum Pell Grant.

Introduced: January 25, 2005 See on congress.gov
Education Economics and Public FinanceFederal aid to educationHigher educationScholarships
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Feb 8, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H369)
Jan 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 4, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 9, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pell Grant Increase Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum Pell Grant award to $6,000 for academic years 2005-2006 through 2010-2011.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Feb 9, 2005
EDWARDS, CHET
· Feb 9, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 25, 2005
Fortuno, Luis
· Jan 25, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 133: Pell Grant Increase Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-133/
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"H.R. 133: Pell Grant Increase Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-133/.
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H.R. 133, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-133/.
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