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S 1060 114th Congress Senate

Pell Grant Protection Act

Official title: A bill to improve the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 22, 2015 Introduced by: Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Education AppropriationsEducation programs fundingHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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Apr 22, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 22, 2015
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 Latest action April 22, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1956 Identical bill Pell Grant Protection Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 18, 2016
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 23, 2015
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 22, 2015
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 22, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1060: Pell Grant Protection Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1060/
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