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S 1061 114th Congress Senate

Pell Grant Cost of Tuition Adjustment Act

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

Introduced: January 20, 2016 Introduced by: Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Education Education programs fundingHigher educationInflation and pricesStudent 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
Introduced in Senate
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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 Cost of Tuition Adjustment Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to set the maximum Pell Grant at a specified amount, increased for inflation each year, plus any additional amount specified in the last enacted appropriation Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1957 Identical bill Pell Grant Cost of Tuition Adjustment Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 22, 2016
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jan 20, 2016
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Aug 5, 2015
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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. 1061: Pell Grant Cost of Tuition Adjustment Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1061/
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