S 3122
114th Congress
Senate
Education
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Education programs funding
Higher education
Sex offenses
Student aid and college costs
REAL Act of 2016
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 29, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2016 or the REAL Act of 2016
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the provision that prohibits Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution and for sex offenders subject to civil commitment following incarceration.
This amendment takes effect in academic year 2016-2017.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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