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HR 4386 114th Congress House Education Appropriations Education programs funding Educational guidance Elementary and secondary education Higher education Income tax exclusion Inflation and prices Student aid and college costs

Pathways to an Affordable Education Act

Introduced: January 13, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jan 13, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 13, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pathways to an Affordable Education Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify provisions related to the Federal Pell Grant program. Among other things, it:

  • increases the maximum Pell Grant award for academic year 2017-2018 and adjusts it in subsequent award years to account for inflation,
  • converts the Pell Grant program into a mandatory spending program,
  • increases from 12 to 15 semesters a student's lifetime Pell Grant eligibility period, and
  • restores year-round grants.

Additionally, the bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to include, as a qualified scholarship excludible from gross income, any amount received as a Pell Grant.

What's happening now March 23, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 242 Related bill All-Year ACCESS Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Huffman, Jared
California · May 25, 2016
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 15, 2016
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Brownley, Julia
California · Mar 17, 2016
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 25, 2016
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Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 9, 2016
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 4, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4386: Pathways to an Affordable Education Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4386/
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"H.R. 4386: Pathways to an Affordable Education Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4386/.
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H.R. 4386, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4386/.
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