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Pell Grants Plus Act

Introduced: February 9, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 24, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Feb 2, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 2, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pell Grants Plus Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program to award Pell Grants Plus grants to students who: (1) have completed a rigorous secondary school program for State Scholars; (2) are enrolled full-time in their first year of undergraduate education; and (3) are eligible to receive Federal Pell Grants for that year.

Sets such Plus grant award at $1,000. Provides for a continuation award for the second year of undergraduate education if the student maintains compliance with certain eligibility requirements and obtains a grade point average of at least 3.0 for the first year.

Repeals HEA provisions for Academic Achievement Incentive Scholarships.

What's happening now March 24, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Feb 9, 2005
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Feb 2, 2005
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 2, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 511: Pell Grants Plus Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-511/
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