HR 1956
114th Congress
House
Education
Appropriations
Education programs funding
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Pell Grant Protection Act
Introduced: April 22, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Apr 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 22, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Pell Grant Protection Act
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to appropriate for each fiscal year beginning with FY2016 the funding necessary to provide each eligible student with the maximum Pell Grant amount, minus the student's expected family contribution. (Currently, funds for the Pell Grant program come from a combination of mandatory and discretionary spending. This bill converts the Pell Grant program into a mandatory spending program.)
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Committees of jurisdiction
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