HR 5198
111th Congress
House
Education
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
To express the sense of Congress that the Federal Pell Grant program should be a high funding priority.
Introduced: May 4, 2010
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 27, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
May 4, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 4, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the federal Pell Grant program: (1) is the largest federally-funded source of postsecondary grant aid and this country's largest single source of need-based grant aid; (2) plays a unique role in promoting economic and social mobility; and (3) should be a high funding priority.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Committees of jurisdiction
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